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Fyodor Volkov

1729–1763Local figure

Fyodor Volkov

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Lived here

    Documented Volkov–Polushkin Family House

    Archival research identifies the Polushkin property at No. 6A as the most likely house where Volkov grew up.

  • Commemorated here

    Fyodor Volkov Monument

    The full-length bronze statue portrays Volkov in theatrical costume as the founder of Russian public theatre.

  • Created here

    Volkov Street and the Lost First Public Theatre

    Volkov established and directed the purpose-built public theatre that opened on the former Nikolskaya Street in 1751.

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