hidden Early Metal Epoch, the The early Metal Epoch. In 2000 BC ancestors of the Finno-Ugric tribes, which include the local Neolithic population, mooved to the Leningrad Oblast territory from Verkhneye Povolzhye (the Volga River upperstream region). They brought the culture of... more

hidden Musselius, Aleksandr Vasilyevich (1822 - 1892), an architect Musselius, Aleksandr Vasilyevich (1822 - 1892). In 1844 Musselius graduated from the Building College in St. Petersburg. During 1844 - 1857 he was a gubernia architect in Novgorod City, from 1857 he was an architect of the St.Petersburg Gubernia,... more

hidden The Church of the Holy Trinity (Issad Village, Volkhov District) The Church of the Holy Trinity (Issad Village, Volkhov District). The Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Zlatyn worked in the fishing village of Issad in the middle of the 16th с, the monastery was plundered by Swedish interventionists in the early... more

hidden Tikhvin Convent of the Presentation in the Temple The Tikhvin Convent of the Presentation in the Temple (the town of Tikhvin). It was founded on the right bank of the Tikhvinka River, probably like the Dormition Convent, according to the order of Ivan the Terrible in 1560. The wooden walls were... more

hidden Toponymia of the Leningrad Oblast, the The leningrad Oblast toponymia. Toponymia is the combination of toponyms, proper names of geographical objects. There are several kinds of toponyms: hydronym, a name of water object; oikonym, a name of a settlement; horonym, an element of relief;... 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