Fontannyi dom ego siiatel'stva grafa Sheremeteva - Krasko A.V.

A new book by historian Alla Krasko covers a period when the estate on Fontanka was owned by Count Sheremetev, representatives of one of the most ancient Russian families. The statement goes from the owner to the owner, but the heroes of the book are not the owners, and their employees, who provided the life of the legendary Sheremetev Palace. For two centuries there were a lot of free-workers: architects, doctors, clergymen, musicians ... Among them are many famous names: Professor A.P. Kunitsyn, Senator I.F. Aprilev, Prince F.M. Kasatkin-Rostovsky, architect Kvarengi... Among the serfs in the Fountain House served entire dynasties of stewards, office workers, personal servants ... Archival documents keep the memory of many ministers "the house of his brilliance Count Sheremetev." The purpose of the book was to look closely at people from this world. The environment of the serfs gave birth to great talents, leaders and outsiders, good and evil, fitters and outcasts. Their fates are full of events and interesting no less than those of eminent...