Scots in St.Petersburg © S.V.Sevriouguina GYMNASIUM No 157 2OO7 Aye,Ships of Every Flag Shall come By waters they have never swum A.S.Pushkin

Peter I. and his assistants recruited many Britons including military men, engineers, physicians and constructors for work in Russia

THE POSITION OF ENGLISH ADMIRAL IS BETTER THAN THAT OF A TSAR  Alexander Gordon, the first Scot who entered the Russian service in 1715, one of the first Russian admirals and ‘ the second man at sea’ after Peter I.  In1724 – the commander-in-chief of the Kronshtadt fortress.

Robert Erskine(Areskin), the tsar’s personal doctor, the founder of health services of St. Petersburg He discovered the medical capacities of the mineral waters of Polyustrovo.

The brothers Robert and Jacob Bruce, descendants of Scottish kings.

Robert (Roman Vilimovich) super- vised construction of the Peter and Paul’s Fortress and became the first governor of it in 1703.

Jacob (Yacov Vilimovitch) was glorified by A.Pushkin in the poem ‘Poltava’ Well-known for his erudition,he became the supervisor of all book-printing in Russia and created a new ‘Bruce’s calendar’. Well-known for his erudition,he became the supervisor of all book-printing in Russia and created a new ‘Bruce’s calendar’. TASK: TASK: Look for the lines of the poem describing the way Peter I. feasted with his comrades-in- arms after having won the victory.

What street is named after the brothers Robert and Jacob Bruce? Where is it located?

William Fermor ( )’  A descendant of a Scottish noble family, a count, statesman, military commander and constructor who influenced the architectural image of St. Petersburg. He was one of the instructors of the famous commander A.V.Suvorov.

William Fermor married the daughter of James Bruce.Their daughter’s portrait became a standard for Russian painting of that period.  Where can you see the portrait of Sara Fermor?

The Scottish baronet James Wylie(1768 – 1854), a military doctor of the Semenovsky Regiment, then the personal doctor of the heir to the throne,Alexander, in 1809 the first elected president of the St. Petersburg Military Medical Academy.

What is the name of this gallery?

 In the reign of Catherine II the Scottish architect Charles Cameron worked in Tsarskoye Selo and created magnificent ‘ Agate Rooms’.  What majestic palace was designed by Charles Cameron in another suburb of St.Petersburg ?

Adam Menelaws ( 1756 – 1831 )  Worked with Charles Cameron,then with architect N.Lvov.He reconstructed the former zoo, adjacent to Alexander’s Park, into the New Landscape Park creating a romantic ensemble in the style of English Gothic.

 The monuments to what Commanders- in-chief of the Russian army can be seen in front of the Kazan Cathedral ? What is this great Scot famous for?

1) Whose name does Barmaleyeva street bear ? 2)What Scottish engineer and architect who created the general construction plan of Tsarskoye Selo in 1808 supervised practically all urban construction in Russia? 3)What is the original name of the Baltic Plant ? Who was it founded by ? 4)What great Russian poet was of Scottish origin ? WORK IN MINI-GROUPS TO LOOK FOR THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS.

Materials used for these lessons  THE BRITISH ITINERARY guide-book  Fregat Publishing House – St. Petersburg,2003  Lecture at the SPELTA conference and the  Tour by LEV BARON, 1997  Project Video 3, T.HUTCHINSON,Oxford  University Press  Почему так названы ? СПБ.2006