Made by Lyudmila Grishina Nikitskaya School Moscow REGION 2013

The History of Utilities Services in Russia  traces its roots to the Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich’s Bill on Town Order in 1649

Moscow streets in the 17 century

A yard-keeper  This profession was very respectful in pre- revolutionary Russia. A yard-keeper even had the right to hire out the lodging while the owner was away.

A chimney sweep  This profession is more typical of Western Europe. But still there were 111 chimney sweeps in Saint- Petersburg in 1896.

A coachman and a cabman

A water carrier

A laundress  It is one of the first female professions. Their services were in great demand but they were very cheap. The laundress’s life was very hard.

A lamplighter  A lamplighter, historically, was an employee of a town who lit street lights. Lights were lit each evening, generally by means of a wick on a long pole. At dawn, they would return to put them out using a small hook on the same pole. Early street lights were generally candles, oil, and similar consumable liquid or solid lighting sources with wicks.  Another lamplighter duty was to carry a ladder and renew the candles, oil, or gas mantles.

A lamplighter  A lamplighter had to light up about 150 lanterns. He had to walk several miles. The lights were lit from the 1-st of September till the 1-st of May. There were about 6000 oil lamps in Moscow in 1848.

Where to go  The Russian Museum today is a unique depository of artistic treasures, a famous restoration centre, an authoritative institute of academic research, one of the major cultural and educational centers in Russia, and a research and instructional centre of art museums of the Russian Federation, overseeing activities of 260 art museums in Russia.

Ilya Repin, The Bargemen on the Volga

Where to go  The State Tretyakov gallery possesses a unique collection of Russian art which includes masterpieces created for more than a thousand years.  Tropinin, Vasily Andreevich Lace maker Tropinin, Vasily Andreevich  1823

Where to go  The Museum «Moscow Lights» is a unique museum where you can touch the displays.

Where to go  The Museum of Water in Moscow is not very popular but it is worth seeing. You can trace the history of water supply in our capital. Besides, it is free.

Quiz  1. In which of these museums are you allowed to touch the exhibits?  A. The Russian Museum  B. The Tretyakov Gallery  C. The Moscow Lights Museum  D. The Museum of Water

Quiz  2. In which of these museums can you see the model of the Sukharev Tower, one of the best known landmarks and symbols of Moscow until its destruction by the Soviet authorities in 1934?  A. The Russian Museum  B. The Tretyakov Gallery  C. The Moscow Lights Museum  D. The Museum of Water

Quiz  3. In which of these museums can you see one of the best known paintings by Ilya Repin «The Bargemen on the Volga»?  A. The Russian Museum  B. The Tretyakov Gallery  C. The Moscow Lights Museum  D. The Museum of Water

Quiz  4. Which of these museums is free?  A. The Russian Museum  B. The Tretyakov Gallery  C. The Moscow Lights Museum  D. The Museum of Water

Quiz  5. In which of these museums can you see the most famous painting by Vasily Tropinin «The Lace Maker»?  A. The Russian Museum  B. The Tretyakov Gallery  C. The Moscow Lights Museum  D. The Museum of Water

Quiz  6. Where is this monument situated?  A. in Moscow  B. in Kazan  C. in Petersburg  D. in Omsk

Quiz  7.Moscow streets in the 17 century were…  A. very clean  B. very dirty  C. overcrowded  D. very busy

Quiz  8. Which of these activities was NOT a duty of a lamplighter?  A. to carry a ladder  B. to renew the candles, oil, or gas mantles  C. to put the lights out  D. to entertain the audience

Quiz  9.Michael Satarov, the creator of this marvelous painting, was born in Moscow in…  A  B  C  D.1893.

Quiz  10. It is considered good luck to rub or grasp one of your buttons if you pass … in the street.  A. a lamplighter  B. a chimney sweep  C. a water carrier  D. a cabman

Keys  1-c  2-d  3-a  4-d  5-b  6-b  7-b  8-d  9-b  10-b

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