Slide Show to use in the classroom in the English lesson to learn about Russian Scientists

1. By Igor, Alisher, Dasha, Olga, Galina,
8th Form, School 1750, Moscow

2. Coloured glass
Coloured glass
had been known in
the world long
before it appeared
in Russia. Glass –
blowers did not
know how to make
it.

3. The first who
learned that secret
was Mikhail
Lomonosov.
The first chemical
laboratory was
opened in
St.Petersburg, where
Lomonosov made
glass. Some of those
examples are kept in
Russian museums.

4. A FACTORY IN UST- RUDITSA
In order to use the results of his
work in practice Lomonosov
decided to build a factory.
He wrote a letter to Count
Shuvalov, who had a great
influence, describing
importance and advantages of
such a factory. Shuvalov
supported Lomonosov.

5. The letter
addressed to
Shuvalov was
written in a form of a
poem. After reading
this letter, the
Senate gave
Lomonosov a
permission to build
a factory for glass
producing.

6. The area near the
town of
Oranienbaum, was
given to build the
factory. The project of
the factory was made
by Lomonosov. For
the foundation bricks
were necessary, so,
a brick factory was
built near UstRuditsa. Mechanical
work was performed
with the help of the
Ruditsa watermill.

7. The factory was built within two years. Lomonosov sent skilled
workers abroad to learn at different glass factories.
The Russian factory was opened in the spring of 1754. The factory
manufactured coloured tableware.

8. M.V.Lomonosov was interested not only in clear glass. He dealt with smalt too.
One day he saw Count Shuvalov mosaic portrait made in Italy.
Lomonosov decided to make mosaic pictures in Russia. He got a lot of colour
smalt in his laboratory, then built a factory for making colour smalt in UstRuditsa.

9. Lomonosov made his own mosaic pictures.
His works:

10. Portrait of Peter I

11. Count Shuvalov

12. A magnificent glass painting "Battle of Poltava" , 42 square
meters, is on display in Academy of Science in St. Petersburg.