The founder of Imperial Academy of Arts was the first Russian Minister of what?
Imperial Academy of Arts The Russian Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name "Academy of the Three Noblest Arts". Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789 by the Neva River. The academy promoted the neoclassical style and technique, and sent its promising students to European capitals for further study. Training at the academy was virtually required for artists to make successful careers.
Pyotr Kikin Pyotr Andreyevich Kikin (Russian: Пётр Андреевич Кикин; 27 December 1775, Alatyr - 18 May 1834, Saint Petersburg?) was a Russian general and a Secretary of State under Tsar Alexander I.