7 GREAT Germans who helped shape Russia Getty Images; Public Domain For more than 150 years, the Russian Empire was governed by ethnic Germans – including the Romanovs, starting from Peter III. Aside from them, there were a great lot of German people who contributed immensely to the culture and science of Russia.
1. Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767)
Portrait of Count Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767) Getty Images
Born: In the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, into a military noble family.
Started service/work in Russia: In 1721, Von Münnich was invited to Russia to serve as an engineer and general. Upon his arrival, Von Münnich managed to impress Peter the Great with his skills as a fortificational engineer and continued his service after Peter’s death.
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The artists who created these paintings hail from Venice, the Netherlands, Paris, and other countries around the world, but today you can find their work in St. Petersburg, Russia. Even if you aren’t planning a trip, you can learn more about these incredible paintings right here.
Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
, edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses.
Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice (1726–27)
Known as Canaletto, meaning “Little Canal,” Giovanni Antonio Canal is not just remembered as a painter from Venice but as a painter
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