Mariinsky
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Mariinsky refers to a number of institutions and places named after Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse) or Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819-1876)
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Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819-1876)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna of Russia was a daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and sister of Alexander II. In 1839 she married Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg...
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- Mariinsky TheatreMariinsky TheatreThe Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The...
, Saint Petersburg, and the ensembles headquartered there (both formerly known as Kirov):- Mariinsky Theatre OrchestraMariinsky Theatre OrchestraThe Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or the Kirov Orchestra is located in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The orchestra was founded in 1783 during the reign of Peter the Great, it was known before the revolution as the Russian Imperial Opera Orchestra...
- Mariinsky BalletMariinsky BalletThe Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...
- Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
- Mariinsky PalaceMariinsky PalaceMariinsky Palace, also known as Marie Palace , was the last Neoclassical imperial palace to be constructed in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built between 1839 and 1844 to a design by the court architect Andrei Stackensneider....
, Saint Petersburg - Mariinsky PosadMariinsky PosadMariinsky Posad is a town and the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, east of Cheboksary. Population:...
, a town on the Volga river - Mariinsky Hospital, a hospital in Saint Petersburg