Maryino Estate ( Russian : Марьино ) is the estate originally belonging to the wealthy Russian Stroganov family . The estate was built in the early 1800s, and is located in Tosnensky District in Leningrad Oblast , not far from St. Petersburg .
10-495: In 1726, on the lands belonging to Grigory Stroganov , which was then inherited by his widow Marya Stroganova (née Novosiltsova). The estate soon began construction, and was eventually named in her honor. Since 1799, the estate, which was part of the Stroganov family majorat , became the property of Count Pavel Stroganov , and then after 1817, belonged to his widow Sophie Stroganova (née Princess Golitsyna, 1775-1845). Sophie
20-454: A boarding house , and a military plant. Since 2008, the Maryino estate has been under the ownership of Galina Georgievna Stepanova. Grigory Dmitriyevich Stroganov Grigory Dmitriyevich Stroganov ( Russian : Григорий Дмитриевич Строганов ) (25 January 1656 – 21 November 1715) was a Russian landowner and statesman , the most notable member of the prominent Stroganov family in
30-452: The accounting of Fyodor Volegov (d. 1856), this consolidation increased Grigory Stroganov's personal holdings dramatically, to more than ten million desiatinas of land (103,000 square kilometers) with more than 200 villages and 15,000 adult male serfs . This figure does not include his estates in Moscow (e.g. Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki ), Nizhny Novgorod and Solvychegodsk . Grigory Stroganov
40-566: The estate passed to her grandson, Prince Pavel Golitsyn [ ru ] , who owned it until 1914. Afterwards, the property passed to his son Sergei, but not long before Maryino became public property after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. In the following years, the estate served several different purposes, including housing a museum, a sanatorium for members of the Russian Academy of Sciences , an orphanage ,
50-453: The late 17th century-early 18th century, a strong supporter of the reforms and initiatives of Peter the Great . The surname is also transcribed as Stroganoff. Beef Stroganoff is named after this family. Grigory Stroganov was the only son of Dmitri Andreyevich Stroganov . His name first appears in the public record in 1672, when he visited Moscow with gifts for Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich on
60-522: The occasion of the birth of Tsarevich Peter. Stroganov's father died in 1673, following which the Tsar issued a gramota confirming Grigory's inheritance of one third of the Stroganov family fortune. When the heirs of Yakov Stroganov , the senior branch of the family, died off in 1681, Grigory inherited another one third of the Stroganov lands. The last third, owned by the wife of Fyodor Petrovich Stroganov , passed to him on 18 January 1686. According to
70-505: Was founded in Maryino, where 50 peasant orphans were sent from the Stroganov estates in Perm for training. The Russian botanist Alexander Teploukhov [ ru ] also conducted some of his experiments in Maryino. Since 1845, Maryino Estate was owned by Princess Adelaide (Aglaya Pavlovna Golitsyna, 1799-1882), a lady-in-waiting and recipient of the Order of Saint Catherine . In 1886,
80-482: Was his saltern enterprise, whose efficiency greatly improved under his management. However, he lost this advantage in 1705, when the state established a salt monopoly. Stroganov was twice married. His first marriage was in 1673 to Princess Vassa Meshcherskaya (1654–1693), daughter of the Turin governor Ivan Ivanovich Meshchersky. After her death, he married Princess Marya Yakovlevna Stroganova Novosiltseva , sister of
90-540: Was responsible for managing the estate, and many who worked for her received education funded by her in other European countries. In 1814-1817, the manor house was rebuilt in Neoclassical style under the direction of architect Ivan Kolodin [ ru ] , who designed an English garden and a number of pavillions. The process also included architects like H. Meyer, Adam Menelaws , and Peter Sadovnikov [ ru ] . In 1825, an agricultural school
100-609: Was the largest Russian landowner after the tsar. Beginning in 1682 he regularly assisted the government in its financial difficulties. He was frequently invited to the court of tsar Alexey Romanov , including invitations to his private dinners. In 1700 Stroganov funded the construction of four military ships built in Voronezh and Astrakhan to Peter the Great for the nascent Imperial Russian Navy . For his services Grigory Stroganov received numerous awards, honorary distinctions and additional lands. A major factor in Stroganov's power
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