hidden Astracha, village ASTRACHA, a village in Boksitogorsk District. Population: 48. It situated on the left bank of the Tikhvinka River, at the Novaya Ladoga-Yaroslavl Highway, 3 km north-west of the railway station of the same name. The name originates from the... more

hidden "Astracha. 1941", a museum. "Astracha. 1941", a museum (Astracha Village, the Boksitogorsk District). In the end of 1968 near the village of Astracha remains of soldiers perished in battles of Tikhvin Town in 1941 were found during holding the reclamation works. On May 9,... more

hidden Boksitogorsk District coat of arms, the The Boksitogorsk District's coat of arms is the official approved heraldic emblem of the Municipal Union “Boksitogorskiy rayon” (The Boksitigorsk District) (the decision of the Representative Assembly of the Municipal Union of 17 February 1999, No.... more

hidden Boksitogorsk, town BOKSITOGORSK, town, adm. center of Boksitogorsk District. Population: 17,400. It is situated on the Pyardomlya River, a right-hand tributary of the Volozhba. It was founded in 1929 at the place of development of bauxite deposits, and was named... more

hidden Boris Vladimirovich Bank (1900-1984), a scientist BANK, BORIS VLADIMIROVICH (1900 – 1984), expert in library science and reader audience research. Candidate of pedagogical sciences (1969). Since 1919 he worked in Public Library in Petrograd, in 1921 he finished higher library science school at the... more

hidden Cherepovets Gubernia, the CHEREPOVETS GUBERNIA, adm. and territorial unit with the center in the city of Cherepovets in the North-West of Russia in the early 20th century. The resolution to establish C. G. was adopted in 1918 at the meeting of representatives of five... more

hidden Children Art Schools CHILDREN’S ARTS SCHOOLS (CAS). In the last years Children’s Musical Schools (CMS) and Children’s Painting Schools (CPS) have had a growing tendency for unification into Children’s Arts Schools (CAS). By 2007 the Leningrad oblast had had 104 CAS,... more

hidden Co-operative gardens CO-OPERATIVE GARDENS, noncommercial organizations established in the form of noncommercial partnerships or consumers’ cooperatives (their activity is regulated by the federal laws “On Noncommercial Organizations” of Jan. 12, 1996 and “On Gardening,... more

hidden Culture of Mounds The Culture of Mounds. Mounds are high steep-side hills with the flat top and with the circle made of boulders at the foot. The area of the mound culture include basins of Ilmen Lake, the Msta, Volkhov, Luga rivers. There are mounds in the Luga,... more

hidden Eparhy of Novgorod Eparhy of Novgorod. It is one of the oldest eparchies in Russia (it has been being since 992). The eparchy was the largest, it included five administrative regions (pyatinas) as well as the Pskov, Onega Lake, Karelia lands and the region of the... more

hidden Façade carving FAÇADE CARVING. With the development of peasant woden architecture, woodcarving also developed. Carving was used for decoration of spouts under the roof. Carving (at first blind carving, in the end of the XIX c. – carving with holes) was also used... more

hidden Gadlo, Aleksandr Vilyamovich (1937-2002), a scholar Aleksandr Vilyamovich Gadlo (1937-2002) was an ethnograph, archaeologist. In 1985 he became a Doctor of History. He graduated from the historical faculty of the Leningrad State University (1961) and was a student of the academician M.I.Artamonov. He... more

hidden Kalinin, Mikhail Alekseyevich (1927-1973), a scientist Kalinin, Mikhail Alekseyevich (1927, the village of Vyalgino of the Tikhvin district -1973, Boksitogorsk Town), a local historian, enlightener. M.A. Kalinin graduated from the Tikhvin Teacher's Training School in 1946. He studied at the Leningrad... more

hidden Karelians Karelians (their own native name is kar'yalaizet) is an ethnic community. Among Karelians there are some ethnic local groups which can be stood out. The Karelian language is related to the Baltic-Finnic subgroup of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Ural... more

hidden Krenke, Viktor Danilovich (1816-1893), a military figure, a scientist Krenke, Viktor Danilovich (1816-1893, the estate of Perekhodi, the moder Boksitogorsk district), a military figure, an enlightener, engineer lieutenant-general. Krenke finished the Paul's Military School in 1834 and was taken into the Engineer... more

hidden Leningrad Oblast, the LENINGRAD OBLAST, subject territory of RF. Area: 83,900 sq. Km (max. Extension from west to east: 446 km, north to south: 325 km.) Population (as of 2002): 1,669,000. The Oblast borders Pskov and Novgorod Oblasts in the south, Vologda Oblast in the... more

hidden Listvenka, village LISTVENKA, a village in Boksitogorsk District. Population: 34. Located on the right bank of the Kolp River. It is on the Olyeshi-Somino motor road having access to the Novaya Ladoga-Yaroslavl route. The village has a street-type planning. Several... more

hidden Local History Editions Local History editions, on single districts and towns belonged to the Leningrad Oblast on the present days, began to publish in the end of the 19th century. Originally materials on the history of the oblast were published in "Gubernskiye novosyi"... more

hidden Mesolithic monuments, The. The Mesolithic monuments. Mesolithic (the Middle Stone Age) is the transitional epoch between the Palaeolithic period and the Neolithic period (in Europe - from c 10000 to 7000 BC). Microlite silicon tools, various goods made of bone and horn are... more

hidden Municipal Unions MUNICIPAL ENTITIES, urban or rural (may comprise several united rural localities, such as a volost in Leningrad Oblast) – a settlement, municipal district, or urban area (and an intra-city area of a federal level city), where local government is... more

hidden Natural monuments The natural monument is the category of the specially protected natural areas and in the international classification they have status of the natural monument. They are a small area, which include important natural objects (terrain feature, groves... more

hidden "Novy put" ("The New Way"), a newspaper "Novy put" ("The New Way") (32-a, Komsomolskaya Street, Boksitogorsk Town), a weekly newspaper of the Boksitigorsk District. It was founded on Febtuary 11, 1953 as the organ of the City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the... more

hidden Pikalyovo, town PIKALYOVO, town in Boksitogorsk District. Population: 23,300. Located in the south-east of Leningrad Oblast, at the watershed of rivers of the Volga and Baltic basins, at the source of the Ryadan river, a left-hand branch of the Tikhvinka River, 45... more

hidden Radogoshch, village RADOGOSCH, a village in Boksitogorsk District. Population: 320. Located in the basin of the Lid River. The Veps name of the village is Arskaht. R. has access to the Novaya Ladoga-Yaroslavl route via a motor road. Settlements on the “Radogosch-lake”... more

hidden Roads ROADS. Historically, the road network in the territory of Leningrad oblast has been developing unevenly: the regions east of the Volkhov River are worse provided with R. because the principal economic, military, and cultural centers have always been... more

hidden Society for the Protection of History and Culture Monuments, an oblast branch The Society for the Protection of History and Culture Monuments, the Leningrad oblast branch. It is a structural department of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of History and Culture Monuments (VOOPIiK) which is a mass voluntary public... more

hidden Tikhvin Canal System TIKHVIN CANAL SYSTEM, a traffic artery in the north-west of European Russia. It connected the basins of the Baltic Sea and the Volga in the 19th-20th cc. It began at the city of Rybinsk on the Volga (later at the Rybinsk Reservoir), extended via the... more

hidden Tikhvin District TIKHVIN DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 14,600. Area: 6997.5 sq. km. Adm. center: Tikhvin Town. The district comprises 198 rural localities united into 8 rural settlements. It is located in the east and south-east of Leningrad Oblast. It... more

hidden Tikhvinka River, the TIKHVINKA, river, right-hand tributary of the Syas River. Length: 155 km. Average flow rate: 19.9 cu. m3/s. It originates from Lake Krupino in Boksitogorsk District, 5 km north of Yefimovsky urban settlement, and flows in the latitudinal direction... more

hidden Toponymy legends Toponymia legends. A toponymia legend is an oral story passed on from generation to generation by the population group and including the information about appearing names of geographic objects (toponyms). The toponymia studies toponyms, ... more

hidden Veps Veps (IN FORMER TIMES - Chud (Chudes), Chukhars, Kaivans; Veps' native names in the Leningrad Oblast are Vepsya/Bepsya/Veps, Vepslyayzhet/Vepslaazhed/Bepslaazhed, Lyudinikad, Chukharid) are an ethnic community. The Veps language is related to the... more

hidden "Vepssky Les" ("Veps Forest"), a park Vepssky Les ("Veps Forest") is a state natural park. It is located in the territory of the Podporozhie, Tihvin, Boksitogorsk, Lodetnoy Pole districts. It occupies the area of 189,1 thousand hectares. It was founded with resolution of the Governor of... more

hidden Volozhba River, the VOLOZHBA, river, right-hand tributary of the Syas River. Length: 81 km, average flow rate: 11.6 cu. m/s, catchment area: 1350 sq. km. It originates in the south of Boksitogorsk District, 3 km west of Kalinetskoye village. It flows from south-east to... more

hidden Wooden architecture Wooden architecture. In the east and north-east of the Leningrad Oblast (Boksitogorsk, Podporozhye, Lodeynoye Pole districts) there are many preserved wooden building that are typical for the Russian North: izbas (Russian traditional wooden peasant... more

hidden Zaborye, settlement ZABORYE, a settlement in Boksitogorsk District. Population: 1468. It is located on the left bank of the Lid River. It is adjacent to the station of the October Railroad of the same name. The Olyeshi-Somino motor road having access to the Novaya... more

hidden Zhuravlyovo, village ZHURAVLYOVO, a village in Boksitogorsk District. Population: 166. It is located on the Suglinka River (Chadogosch River basin.) Close to Z. is the Zabelino-Krasnaya Rechka road with access to the Novaya Ladoga-Yaroslavl route. The name originates... more

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