Tsar s village pushkin biography

About Tsarskoye Selo

Every school child knows about Tsarskoye Selo (Tsar's Village) where the imperial family lived and the great Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin used to live.

Today Tsarskoye Selo is not indicated in maps; instead of it you will find the town of Pushkin. It is located twenty kilometers from St. Petersburg. Despite the new name for the area formerly known as Tsarskoye Selo the atmosphere of Russia’s Golden Age has been preserved.

The name Tsarskoye was not given to the place because of the affiliation of the imperial family. Long time ago these territories were a part of Sweden and were called Sarskaya manor. The beauty of this place charmed Peter I and he gave it to his wife, the future Empress Catherine I.

Then it became known as Sarskoye Selo and later - Tsarskoye.

Tsar s village pushkin biography

The beginning of the town dates from 1710. From that time the process of palaces and parks creation started. In the 18th - early 20th centuries Tsa