Ivan Fyodorovich Michurin

Michurin studied in the Naval Academy (1718–1720) and was apprenticed to Nicola Michetti before completing his education in Holland (1723–1729).

[1] He worked primarily in Moscow, devising the first general plan[2] of that city between 1734 and 1739.

His best-known original building could be the main church of Svensky Monastery in Bryansk, although its attribution is disputed.

[3] Empress Elizabeth sent him to Kiev to realize Rastrelli's design of Saint Andrew Church and Mariinskyi Palace, now Ukrainian President Palace for official government visits.

[1] Michurin's last project was the bell-tower of the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, finished by his disciple Dmitry Ukhtomsky.