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The Mariinskaya Gymnasium (Russian: Мариинская гимназия) in Taganrog on Chekhov Str. 104 - currently school No. 15 of the North Caucasus Railway – originated from two oldest educational establishments in the South of Russia: the Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls and the Railway Vocational School.

History of Gymnasium

The present building of the gymnasium was constructed in 1875. In 1861 a school for girls had been opened in Taganrog and later renamed Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls. Among the students were such eminent people as the People's Artist of the USSR Faina Ranevskaya, artist Seraphima Blonskaya, poets Sophia Parnok and Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, an active member of Narodnaya Volya organization Nadezhda Sigida (Malaksiano), Anton Chekhov’s sister Maria.

The Railway Vocational School with the 4-year course of studies was opened in Taganrog on September 1, 1896, on the initiative of a group of railway employees. After the Soviet power had been established in Taganrog, the Railway Vocational School was transformed into the 7-year labor school No 6, which moved into the building of the Mariinskaya Gymnaium in 1920.

In 1993 the School No 15 regained the status of gymnasium.

Famous graduates

Girls' Gymnasium

• Faina Ranevskaya, actress
• Sophia Parnok, poet,
• Nadezhda Sigida, revolutionary
• Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, poet and writer
• Seraphima Blonskaya, artist
• Maria Chekhova, teacher, artist

School no.15

• Semyon Morozov, Hero of the Soviet Union

Old and Modern Views of Gymnasium

• The Girls Gymnasium on an old postcard, with construction works still continuing.
• The Girls Gymnasium on an old postcard, late 19th century.
• The Girls Gymnasium on an old postcard, late 19th century.
• Mariinskaya Gymnasium in 2013

References

• Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003

External links

• Official web site of Mariinskaya Gymnasium

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Museums	Alferaki Palace Museum of Art Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov Museum of Architecture and Urbanism Ivan Vasilenko Museum Chekhov Gymnasium Anatoly Durov Museum Chekhov Shop The Family Seat Military museum
Monuments	Peter I Monument Alexander I Statue Chekhov Monument Monuments to Chekhov's Heroes Garibaldi Monument Great Patriotic War Monuments Gully of Petrushino Memorial Lenin Monument Monument to Defenders of Taganrog in 1855 Ranevskaya Monument
Related to Anton Chekhov or Chekhov family	Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov Chekhov Gymnasium Taganrog Theatre Chekhov Shop Alexandrovskiye Trade Rows Greek Church and Greek School Gorky Park (Taganrog) Chekhov Monument Peter I Monument Chekhov Library The Family Seat
Churches	St.Nicholas Church All Saints Church
Destroyed landmarks	Assumption Cathedral Cherepakha Islet Greek Monastery Greek Church and Greek School House with Bullets Old Stone Steps Taganrog Fortress Taganrog Old Prison Yelizavetinsky Park
Historical buildings or mansions	Alexander I Palace Avgerino mansion Kelya of Saint Pavel of Taganrog Mariinskaya Gymnasium Rafailovich mansion Shakhmatov House Tchaikovsky House Taganrog Old Station Country Court
Other	Pushkin Embankment City bar in Taganrog Taganrog Old Cemetery Chapel of Saint Pavel of Taganrog
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• Educational institutions established in 1861
• Gymnasiums in Russia
• School buildings completed in 1875
• Buildings and structures in Taganrog
• Girls' schools in Russia
• 1861 establishments in the Russian Empire