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The Imperial Lyceum (Императорский Царскосельский лицей, Imperatorskiy Tsarskosel'skiy litsey) in Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg, also known historically as the Imperial Alexander Lyceum after its founder Tsar Alexander I, was an educational institution which was founded in 1811 with the object ...
History The Alexander Palace, view of the corps de logis from the cour d'honneur. The area of Tsarskoye Selo, once part of Swedish Ingria, first became a Russian royal/imperial residence in the early 18th century as an estate of the Empress-consort Catherine (later Empress-regnant as Catherine I, r. 1725–1727), for whom the Catherine Palace is named.
The four storied house, which stands close to the Church of the Miraculous Apparition, is still called the Lyceum. From 1811 to 1843 it was occupied by the Imperial Lyceum of Tsarskoe Selo. The great Russian poet Pushkin was educated here. His room is in the fourth story with a window facing the garden, and bears the number 14.
In 1843, Nicholas I issued a Decree on introduction of the Tsarskoe Selo Lyceum in the general structure of civilian educational institutions. Tsarskoe Selo Lyceum was moved to St. Petersburg and was renamed to the Imperial Alexander Lyceum. Lit.:
Alexander Pushkin studied at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. The wing held the Tsarkoe Selo Lyceum. Alex 'Florstein' Fedorov (CC BY-SA 4.0) In 1811, the Imperial Lyceum of Tsarskoye Selo was...
Location Saint Petersburg, Rossia. The Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg, also known historically as the Imperial Alexander Lyceum after its founder Tsar Alexander I, was an educational institution which was founded in 1811 with the object of educating youths of the best families who would afterwards occupy important posts ...
Is a project for the directors, professors and alumni of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum (1811–1843) in Russia. The Imperial Lyceum (Императорский Царскосельский лицей, Imperatorskiy Tsarskosel'skiy litsey) in Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg, also known historically as the Imperial Alexander Lyceum after its ...
