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	Lomonosov - Oranienbaum
		The name Oranienbaum (that is German for an orange tree) reminds us of the whims of Menshikov, who liked to live high and spent freely on entertainments of all kinds.
		In fact, the outstanding Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov the town was named in honor of didn't have lot in common with Oranienbaum except for the fact that not far from the town he established a factory where colored glass and mosaic smalts were produced.
		Nowadays Oranienbaum is a state museum-preserve and, in spite of the fact that the restoration works are still on, the palace and park are an attractive sight for the citizens and guests of Saint Petersburg.
	www.saint-petersburg-hotels.com /oranienbaum-lomonosov.htm (461 words)

	Oranienbaum, Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oranienbaum (Russian: Ораниемба́ум) is a Russian royal residence, located on the Bay of Finland west of St. Petersburg.
		Menshikov was deposed shortly after Peter's death, and died in exile, and the palace passed out of his family.
		In 1743, Oranienbaum became the summer residence of Grand Duke Peter Fedorovitch, the heir of Empress Elizabeth (the future Emperor Peter III).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oranienbaum,_Russia (355 words)

	Oranienbaum Palace
		Oranienbaum palaces-museums rank among the palace-and-park ensembles of St.-Petersburg suburbs.
		The palaces of Lomonosov (the former Oranienbaum), saved by the defenders of the legendary Oranienbaum "spot" during the World War II, happily avoided the sad fate of the other suburban memorials, are the witnesses of the Russian national culture of the XVIII century achievements.
		The coat of arms was conferred on the city: the tree with the oranges on the silver shield.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/hornton/890/Oranien.html (699 words)

	Stadtinformation Oranienbaum
		The ensemble in Oranienbaum begun in 1683 comprising the town, palace and park forms a rare example of a systematic Baroque estate commissioned by royality in central Germany.
		In 1673 it was renamed Oranienbaum, and ten years later work began on building the town and the palace and laying out the park, a task for which the Princess calles in architect and fellow Dutchman Cornelis Ryckwaert from the Netherlands (d.
		As large parts of the palace are currently occupied by Oranienbaum Archive, a museum has been installed in the side wing, providing an insight into the development of Oranienbaum and the palace furnishings.
	www.oranienbaum.de /stadt/sta_gbr.html (761 words)

	Oranienbaum - LoveToKnow 1911
		It is well known for its imperial palace and as a summer resort for the inhabitants of St Petersburg, from which it is 25 m.
		In 1714 Menshikov, to whom the site was presented by Peter the Great, erected for himself the country-seat of Oranienbaum; but confiscated, like the rest of his estates, in 1727, it became an imperial residence.
		In 1743 the empress Elizabeth assigned the place to Peter III., who built there a castle, Peterstadt (now destroyed), for his Holstein soldiers.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Oranienbaum (334 words)

	St. Petersburg tours, St. Petersburg Hotels, Tour to Peterhof (Petrodvorets) & Oranienbaum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The exposition of the special treasury and the private room of Catherine the Great in the Block under the Armcoat of the Grand Palace are all open to the public.
		Oranienbaum is the only residence around Saint Petersburg that was not destroyed during WWII by the Nazis.
		Up until today, Oranienbaum still holds many mysteries and we invite you to discover their secrets with us in the Grand (Menshikov) and Chinese palaces, the palace of Peter III and the Japanese pavilion.
	www.besthotelsrussia.com /excursion_73/excursions_new.html (311 words)

	St Petersburg City Guide : Destination Russia
		Work on the palace and park ensemble of Oranienbaum began under Prince Alexander Menshikov (who owned these lands in the early 18th century) and took almost a century to complete.
		In 1727 Oranienbaum passed to the State and served as the summer residence of the imperial family.
		There is also an exhibition devoted to the history of the construction of the palace and park ensemble in Oranienbaum.
	www.destinationrussia.com /htm/ctgspboranienbaum1f.htm (420 words)

	Suburb Tour of Pavlovsk, Oranienbaum or Gatchina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Oranienbaum ensemble suffered from destruction much less than the other summer residences during the World War II.
		In the 50s of the 20th century, the palace of Peter III and pavilion of the Katatelnaya Gorka were open to the public.
		Today Oranienbaum is the state museum-preserve and, though the restoration works are still in process, the palace and park ensemble is an attractive sight.
	www.petersburg-hotels.com /eng/tours/30 (356 words)

	Stravinsky
		The small town of Oranienbaum lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, some fifty kilometers to the west of St. Petersburg.
		And while Switzerland may have left its faint mark on Oranienbaum, Oranienbaum was to leave an indelible imprint on Switzerland, a fact also recorded in a street name, no less incongruous — that of the rue Sacre du Printemps in the suburbs of Clarens, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva.
		The Stravinskys went back to Oranienbaum at least twice, in the summers of 1884 and 1885, and Igor's younger brother, Gury, was born there too, on 30 July/11 August 1884, though in a different house.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/w/walsh-stravinsky.html (2133 words)

	Oranienbaum / St. Petersburg Environs / Petersburg CITY / Guide to St. Petersburg, Russia
		The Palace-and-park ensemble on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland opposite the town-fortress Kronshtadt (architects D.Fontana and J.Schedel).
		In 1743, Oranienbaum became the summer residence of the future emperor Peter III.
		Oranienbaum is famous for its landscape parks dating hack to the middle of the XIX century.
	petersburgcity.com /for-tourists/environs/oranienbaum (191 words)

	Russia Newswire - Your PR support in Russia - Oranienbaum Museum Palace, Saint Petersburg Restored with Uralkali Support
		The Oranienbaum Foundation, established in 2004, was founded by Uralkali and National Container Company.
		Uralkali participates in the restoration of Oranienbaum, which is one of Russia's and the world's most famous cultural monument of the 18th century included in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list.
		Today, due to joint efforts of businesses, governmental authorities, and the public, the citizens of Saint Petersburg and Russia will be able to admire the original magnificence of this architectural creation connected with the names of many outstanding state figures of the past.
	www.russianewswire.com /releases_headlines_details.php?id=2505 (592 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Oranienbaum,
		Lomonosov LOMONOSOV [Lomonosov], formerly Oranienbaum, city (1989 pop.
		In Lomonosov are a palace built (1710-25) by Peter I and the Chinese Palace, built (1762-68) by
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Oranienbaum," at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Oranienbaum, (238 words)

	Lomonosov
		The emergence and development of Lomonosov (formerly Oranienbaum) is linked to the construction of a palace and park complex there in 1710 for grand duke Alexander Menshikov (a close associate of Peter the Great) the first Governor General of St. Petersburg.
		The palaces and parks of Lomonosov served as the summer residences of the royal family and the nobility up to 1917.
		Thanks to the defenders of the Oranienbaum bridgehead, Lomonosov was not occupied by the German forces during World War II.
	www.framingham.com /org/flame/lomonosv.htm (239 words)

	The Journey to Russia.
		Philipp Frank (b.1719) was born in the village of Schreisheim (confirmed) in the German Kurpfalz.
		He arrived in Oranienbaum Russia on 25 July 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Sorner.
		David Klein (b.1727) and his family arrived in Oranienbaum Russia on 22 July 1766 from the village of Frelmasen (not confirmed) in the German Kurpfalz.
	www.berschauer.com /Genealogy/Accounts/germany.html (1529 words)

	About the executions in Oranienbaum, Kronstadt 1921
		On March 2nd, a rumor was passed in Oranienbaum that Kronstadt had driven away Kalinin.
		In fact, Sergeev, commissar of the Oranienbaum garrison, called the Petrograd Defense Committee and asked them to send an armored train with an echelon of cadets as quickly as possible, and urgently called for 3 batteries of light artillery, and a squadron of cavalry cadets.
		Under interrogation, Comrade Ballot admitted that he wanted to escape to the Oranienbaum shore, and was searching for a companion so that it wouldn't be so boring.
	flag.blackened.net /revolt/russia/izvestiia/issue7.html (3632 words)

	Rinaldi, Antonio
		In 1754 Antonio Rinaldi became the architect of the so called "small court," which is how people referred to those close to the heir to the throne, the future Emperor Petr III, who suggested that Rinaldi work in Oranienbaum.
		In 1761 Rinaldi already occupied the secure position of first court architect of the heir.
		In 1762 Rinaldi became the court architect of Empress Catherine II and also Petersburg's head architect.
	eng.tzar.ru /history/architect/rinaldi (206 words)

	First Riel Family in Kautz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The FIRST RIEL died en route, before landing in Oranienbaum in 1766.
		His wife Anna Margaretha, and son Johannes arrived in Oranienbaum (not far from Saint Petersburg on 13 September 1766 by the ship "Grapp".
		An interesting observation is that the RIEL family traveled with the REITER family on the same ship and arrived in Oranienbaum on the same date!
	home.comcast.net /~dm48/kautz/kfriel.htm (174 words)

	Volga Germans
		The "Kuhlberg lists" were compiled by Titular Counselor Ivan Kuhlberg as the colonists arrived in Oranienbaum.
		The names in this list would probably be found in villages established in 1767 since it generally took one year for the settlers to travel from Oranienbaum to the Volga.
		Pleve also mentioned in that addendum that he will publish at a future date a complete list of all 20,000 colonists arriving in Oranienbaum in compiled by Kuhlberg.
	www.webbitt.com /volga/gene-kuhlberg.html (271 words)

	World Monuments Fund to allocate USD 200 thousand to renovate Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum - Pravda.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The World Monuments Fund is planning to allocate USD 200 thousand on the restoration of the Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum and reservation.
		Oranienbaum State Museum and Reservation Director Victor Gribanov said that he has already reached a preliminary agreement with the World Monuments Fund.
		He said that a plan will now be drawn up to entirely renovate the yard for USD 200 thousand.
	english.pravda.ru /science/2003/10/15/50520.html (367 words)

	Oranienbaum, Russia @ ParksAndWildlife.com (Parks and Wildlife) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		They further rejected the idea of seizing the fortress of Oranienbaum, from which...
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	RIA Novosti - Russia - NEW WWII MEMORIAL OPENS NEAR ST. PETERSBURG
		The Oranienbaum foothold (named after the town of Oranienbaum in the Leningrad region that in 1948 was renamed Lomonosov) was created on September 7, 1941, when the 8th Army together with the 2nd and 5th marine brigades, supported by the shipboard and coast artillery of the Baltic Fleet, blocked the Nazi offensive.
		During that time, the Soviet Army had observation posts on the mountain, and when the offensive had begun, command posts were created there, wherefrom General Leonid Govorov, who commanded the Leningrad front, Admiral Vladimir Tributs, who commanded the Red Banner Baltic Fleet, and Lieutenant General Ivan Fedyuninsky, commanding the 2nd Attack Army, directed troops.
		Traditionally, war veterans who fought at Oranienbaum gather on the Kolokolnya mountain on May 9, the day when WWII in Europe ended.
	en.rian.ru /russia/20050503/39787399.html (324 words)

	Oranienbaum, Germany
		At Oranienbaum 5km/3mi south of Wörlitz are a Schloss and a park in Dutch Baroque style (1683 and 1798).
		Part of the park was laid out in Chinese style (c.
		Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by law.
	www.planetware.com /germany/oranienbaum-d-sa-woroar.htm (88 words)

	First Ostwald Family in Kautz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		(Eib) place, arrived in Oranienbaum (not far from Saint Petersburg) on 25 Jul 1766 by the ship under the command of Sorner (Mercury).
		In the documents of the late 18th century he was registered also with his stepchildren, so we don't know for sure if he had his own children".
		We feel that since these Ostwalds came from the same village in Germany, and BOTH went to Kautz, they had to be brothers!
	home.comcast.net /~dm48/kautz/kfostwald.htm (218 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 99462433
		The ground rises gently from the sea to what remains today the main feature of the place, the great baroque palace of Peter the Great's corrupt favorite Prince Alexander Menshikov, with its rambling Dutch park -- now, alas, somewhat forlorn -- originally laid out in 1714.
		For it was here, in the wooden dacha of one Khudintsev -- Oranienbaum house number 137 -- that Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born at noon on 5/17 June 1882.
		And while Switzerland may have left its faint mark on Oranienbaum, Oranienbaum was to leave an indelible imprint on Switzerland, a fact also recorded in a street name, no less incongruous -- that of the rue Sacre du Printemps in the suburbs of Clarens, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/random042/99462433.html (2196 words)

	Art Poster Wood Framed Print - Classical Sculpted Bust at Chinese Palace, Oranienbaum - Artist: - Poster Size: 20 X 16 ...
		Art Poster Wood Framed Print - Classical Sculpted Bust at Chinese Palace, Oranienbaum - Artist: - Poster Size: 20 X 16
		This Poster is framed using a Black wood frame with no matte.
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	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p39781056 (231 words)

	Glossary of Events: Oc
		The cruiser Aurora moored in the Neva, its crew favourable to the Bolsheviks, was ordered to put out and join the rest of the fleet.
		Military detachments were called in from neighbouring points: a battalion of shock troops from Tsarskoe Selo, the junkers from Oranienbaum, the artillery from Pavlovsk.
		The headquarters of the Northern front was asked to send reliable troops to the capital immediately.
	www.marxists.org /glossary/events/o/c.htm (1894 words)

	Couleur Locale - Droog Design for Oranienbaum
		The Kulturstiftung Dessau/Würlitz commissioned Droog Design to design products that would contribute to the revitalization of the region and 17th century castle of Oranienbaum, East Germany, built by a member of the Dutch House of Orange.
		Droog Design wanted to give a contemporary interpretation in a way that respected the soul of the area.
		The designers involved are Jurgen Bey, Marti Guix Hella Jongerius and Marcel Wanders.
	www.nijhoflee.nl /article/9789064503689 (67 words)

	CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Biography of Igor Stravinsky
		See also the Index of Biographies and the
		Stravinsky, Igor (Fyodorovich) (b Oranienbaum, 1882; d NY, 1971).
		Went to St Petersburg Univ. 1901 to study law but increasingly spent time in mus.
	www.classicalarchives.com /bios/codm/stravinsky.html (1251 words)

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