hidden "Malaya Khatyn", memorial, the "Malaya Khatyn" is a memotrial complex in the Volosovo district on the territory of the destroyed by fashists village of Bolshoye Zarechye. It was opened in October 1971 and devoted to victims of the Great Patriotic War. The memorial was built... more

hidden Trezzini, Dominiko (ca. 1670-1734), an architect Dominiko Trezzini (ca. 1670-1734), an architect. He was of Switzerland origin. He arrived into Russia in 1703. The stone Peter and Paul Fortress, SS Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Summer Palace of Peter I in the Summer Garden were built and... more

hidden Volosovo District VOLOSOVO DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast. Area: 2680.5 sq. km. Population: 46,900. Adm. center: Volosovo Town. The district comprises Kikerino urban settlement, and 202 rural localities. It borders Kingisepp, Lomonosov, Gatchina, and Luga... more

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