Repino

Repino on the older map of Saint Petersburg

Hotel Repinskaya in Repino

Repino (russe : Ре́пино) est une municipal settlement in en:Kurortny District of en:Saint Petersburg, en:Russia, and a station of the en:Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. It was known by its Finnish name Kuokkala until 1948, when it was renamed after its most famous inhabitant, Ilya Yefimovich Repin. It is located approximately 30 kilometers (18,64113576 mi) northwest of the main portion of Saint Petersburg, on the en:Karelian Isthmus on the shore of the en:Gulf of Finland. Population: 2,011 (2002 Census); 4,215 (1989 Census). The settlement is known for Repin's estate Penaty and for its en:sanatorium.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, Repino (then Kuokkala) was located in the en:Grand Duchy of Finland, a part of the en:Russian Empire. Shortly after the en:October Revolution in 1917, en:Finland declared its independence from the en:Soviet Union. When the en:Karelian Isthmus was ceded by Finland to the en:Soviet Union after the en:Winter War and the en:Continuation War (1939–1944), Kuokkala became Russian. In 1948, it was renamed Repino in honor of the painter Ilya Repin.

Penates

Ilya Repin designed his own house, called "Penates"

In 1899, Repin bought an estate here and called it Penaty (russe : Пенаты, meaning en:Penates, Roman household gods). He designed his own house, and after it had been built several years later, Repin moved to Kuokkala. He would live there until his death in 1930. The house is surrounded by a large park.

The estate is part of the en:UNESCO en:World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments. The estate has been a museum since 1940.

Personnalités liées

• en:Vladimir Lenin, communiste russe, dirigeant de la en:Révolution russe, et fondateur de l'en:URSS.
• en:Ilya Repin
• en:Ivan Puni, artiste de l'avant-garde.
• en:Mikhail Botvinnik, champion mondial d'en:échec.

Liens externes

• Modèle:Ru icon Sanatorium "Repino"
• Modèle:Nl icon Eikonikon Bulletin about Ilya Repin