hidden Adrian (Blinsky) (1722 - 1812), hieromonk, clergy figure Adrian, a hieromonk (in schema named Adrian; in the world - Vasily Ioannovich Blinsky; 1722 - 1812), a zealot of godliness, the superior of the Konevets Monastery. He was born in a noble family, early became an orphan and was disinherited.... more

hidden Amateur People Theatres PUBLIC THEATRES. There are more than 300 theatre companies and studios in the Leningrad Oblast. Public theatres form the basis of the amateur theatres movement – the Leningrad Oblast numbers 53 public theatres (35 drama theatres and 18 puppet... more

hidden Art festivals ARTS FESTIVALS, festivals of achievements in different kinds of art. As a rule, they are regularly held in most towns and some villages of the Leningrad Oblast. Since 1980 one of the oldest oblast festivals “Teatralnaya Vesna” (“Theatre Spring”)... more

hidden Baptism Baptism. Kind of Protestantism. In 1880 the first baptist prayer hall was opened in St Petersburg, in 1884 the first congress of baptists and the Evangelical Christians of Russia, closed to it, took place in St Petersburg. Soon the ban on the... more

hidden Book Trade BOOK TRADE.On the territory of Saint Petersburg Gubernia book trade showed slow progress due to the closeness of a large Saint Petersburg market which almost satisfied the public's need for books.By 1904 the specialized book trade had been... 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 "Divya", a newspaper "Divya" (17a Sixth catchment area, Tikhvin town), an information- analytical and advertising newspaper. It has been published from October 18, 1995. The newspaper founder is S.N. Yemelyanov. "Divya" is one of the first private newspapers in the... more

hidden Houses and Palaces of Culture CENTRES OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (HOUSES AND PALACES OF CULTURE), cultural and educational institutions similar to clubs, the main aims of the centres are: to serve as social, cultural, educational, health and entertaining centres... more

hidden Industrial architecture Industrial architecture. Study of structural and functional features of the production constructions in terms of their aesthetic expression started recently. On the material of the Leningrad region of such studies have not yet done. A small number... more

hidden Ionova, Nina Yefimovna, (1925-1995), a librarian Nina Yefimovna IONOVA (1925 – 1975, Volkhov Town), library worker. In 1949 N. Y. Ionova graduated from Moscow Library Institute. From 1949 to 1975 she was in charge of Volkhov Town children library. Under her supervision the library won the title... more

hidden KRIM ("Critical Mass"), Theatre - Studio KRIM (“Kriticheskaya Massa” (“Critical Mass”)), theatre-studio (61, Geroyev av., Sosnoviy Bor Town). It was founded in 1982 at the Club of the Leningrad nuclear power station, the leader and director of the theatre is Y.V. Ilyukhina . In 1991 the... more

hidden Lenizdat (the Leningrad Publishing House) Lenizdat (the Leningrad Publishing House). The Publishing House is founded in November 1917 as the publishing house of the Petrograd Soviet, from 1919 it was called Petrogosizdat (Petrograd State Publishing House), from 1924 it was called Lengiz... 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 Novaya Ladoga, town NOVAYA LADOGA, town in Volkhov District. Population: 10,000. Located in the central part of Leningrad Oblast in the Priladozhskaya Lowland, in the mouth of the Volkhov River, 25 km north of Volkhov Town. Administratively, the town also comprises... more

hidden Periodicals Periodical press. Till 1917 the periodical press was not developed good in the St. Petersburg Gubernia. The newspaper "Cankt Peterburgskiye vedomosti" ("The St. Petersburg Bulletin", 1838-1916) and the weekly magazine "Sankt Peterburgsky dukhovny... more

hidden Population Population. According to the census of 2002 in the Leningrad Oblast there were 1669,205 thousand people; according to the estimate made on 1 July 2005 there were 1647,6 thousand people including the town dwellers numbering 1093,9 thousand people... more

hidden S.M. Kirov, monuments to Monuments to S.M. Kirov. One of the first monuments in the Leningrad Oblast was built in the Aluminium Works territory in Volkhov Town in 1937 according to the sculptor N.V. Tomsky's project. N.V. Tomsky created monuments to S.M. Kirov in the... more

hidden Sectarianism Sectarianism. Religious societies, which do not belong to the World religions, are divided conditionally into societies having the West origin, the Russian origin and the East origin. The Seventh Day Adventists (it was formed in the first half of... more

hidden Syasstroy, town SYASSTROY, a town in Volkhov District. Population: 13,700. It situated in the lower reach of the Syas River, where the Valgomka flows into it. The etymology of the name is typical for settlements attached to industrial facilities erected in the... more

hidden Typographical and Publishing Business Typography and Publishing was developed comparatively poor in St. Petersburg gubernia, it was determined with the closeness to St. Petersburg, one of the most large scale printing and publishing centre. In 1904 there was a printing house in towns of... more

hidden V.I. Lenin, monuments to Monuments to V.I. Lenin. Ater V.I. Lenin's death Sovnarkom (The Soviet of People's Commissars) passed the resolution about the perpetuation his death. At first temporary monuments made of inexpensive materials (plaster of Paris, wood, concrete)... more

hidden Volkhov painting movement VOLKHOV TOWN PAINTING SCHOOL. Traditions of wood painting are typical for the folklore decorative handicraft developed in the settlements situated in Ladoga Lake area. In St.Petersburg Gubernia the most famous was Volkhov Town Painting School... more

hidden Volkhov District VOLKHOV DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast. Area: 5124 sq. km, population: 97,300. Established in 1927. Adm. center: Volkhov Town. V. D. comprises the towns of Syasstroy and Novaya Ladoga, and 277 rural localities. Located south of Lake Ladoga on... more

hidden Volkhov River, the VOLKHOV, river. It flows out of Lake Ilmen in Novgorod Oblast, extends across Kirishi and Volkhov Districts of Leningrad Oblast, and it flows into the Volkhov Bay of Lake Ladoga. Length: 224 km, of which 112 km within Leningrad Oblast. The river bed... more

hidden Volkhov Town coat of arms and flag, the The Volkhov Town's coat of arms and flag are the official approved symbols of the Municipal Union “Gorod Volkhov” (the town of Volkhov), now it is the urban-type settlement of Volkhov (the coat of arms was approved with the decision of the... more

hidden Volkhov, town VOLKHOV, town. Population: 46,600. Located on both sides of the Volkhov River in its lower course. From the 12th century, there was Mikhailovsky Pogost on the site of V. (the 1500 Novgorod scribe roll mentions Archangel Michael’s Church), which,... more

hidden Volkhovskaya hydroelectric power station Volkhovskaya hydroelectric power station is the first large Soviet hydroelectric power station. It is located on the river Volkhov and opened in the December 1926. The concept of using Volkhov rapids for "electrical energy transmission" has... more

hidden Zelenets Holy Trinity Monastery, the The Zelenets Monastery of the Holy Trinity (the railway Station Zelenets, the Volkhov district). It was founded between 1565 and 1570 by Venerable Martiriy, a monk of the Tikhvin Monastery, on Green island among swamps. The first churches , the... more