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 Bianki, Vitaly Valentinovich (1894-1959), a writer Vitaly Valentinovich Bianki (1894-1959), a writer. Bianki learned at the Science Department of the Physical and Mathematical Faculty of the Petrograd University, but he did not graduate it as he was conscripted in 1916. Bianki's works were ... 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 Gatchina District GATCHINA DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 111,600. Area: 2850.3 sq. km. Established in 1927. Due to renaming of Gatchina Town, it was called Trotsk District in 1927-29, and Krasnogvardeisk District in 1929-44.Gatchina district borders with... more

hidden Goryshin, Gleb Aleksandrovich (1931-1998), a literary man Gleb Aleksandrovich Goryshin (1931-1998), a literary man. He was born in Leningrad city and spent his childhood in the urban settlement of Vyritsa. In 1954 Goryshin graduated from the Journalism Faculty of the Leningrad State University. Till 1957... more

hidden Krasovsky, Mikhail Vitoldovich (1874 - 1939), an architect Mikhail Vitoldovich Krasovsky (1874 - 1939), an architect, teacher, historian of architecture. M.V. Krasovsky graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1899. He was the architect N.V. Sultanov's student. From 1903 Krasovsky was a teacher,... more

hidden Lelyakov, Aleksey Grigoryevich (1930 - 1996), an architect Aleksey Grigoryevich Lelyakov (1930-1996), an architect - park designer. A.G. Lelyakov graduated from the I.Ye. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1957. He was an expert of landscape architecture and the Head of the... more

hidden Lisino-Korpus, settlement LISINO-KORPUS, a settlement in Tosno District. Population: 1100. Located 2 km away from Lustovka railway station of the Fornosovo-Tyosovo-Netylsky branch on a highway connecting Tosno Town and Vyritsa urban settlement. The name is related to the... more

hidden Lyubushka of Susanino (Lyubov Ivanovna Lazareva) (1911 - 1997), blessed Lyubushka of Susanino (Lyubov Ivanovna Lazareva; 1911/1912 (?) – 1997), Blessed, ascetic. She lived with her elder brother in Peresburg after her parents died in 1923. She worked at the factory "Red Triangular", then she worked at the linen... more

hidden Oredezh River, the OREDEZH, river, right-hand tributary of the Luga River. Length: 192 km. Catchment area: 3,200 sq. km. Flow rate: 20 cu. m/s. It originates from the springs on the southern slope of the Izhora Hills, in the Dontso tract. It flows across Volosovo,... more

hidden Orthodox monasteries The Othodox monasteries. The oldest monasteries located on the territory of the Leningrad Oblast - the Monastery of the Dormition, the Monastery of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Zastenny Monastery of St. George in Ladoga were founded... more

hidden People who spend time at their dachas (holiday cottage in the country). Holiday visitors (people who spend time at their dachas, holiday cottage in the country) are seasonal population of settlements and horticultural association . The first dachas (summer country dwellings) appeared in the suburbs of S.Petersburg in... more

hidden Serafim of Vyritsa (Muravyev), (1866 - 1949), Saint, clergy figure St Seraphim of Vyritsa (Vasily Nikilayevich Muravyev; 1866-1949), Venerable, clergy figure. In 1876 he moved in St Petersburg and worked as a delivery man in the Gostiny Dvor. In 1890 he married and had children. From 1892 he was a salesman. In 1897... more

hidden The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (Kartashevskaya Village, Gatchina District) The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (Kartashevskaya Village, Gatchina District). The wooden church with the bell tower with the high pyramid roof in the Russian style was built in 1910-1913 (architect N.I. Kotovich) in honour of... more

hidden The Kostel of the Mother of God of Mount Carmel The Kostel of the Mother of God of Mount Carmel (the town of Gatchina, 29 Uritskogo Street). The first Catholic chapel was built in Gatchina in 1800. 586 Catholics lived in Gatchina in 1843. In 1887 the chapel was built for Catholics (it was... more

hidden Town residence of monasteries The town residences of monasteries. There were two periods of the town residences establising in the St. Petesburg Gubernia/Leningrad Oblast: 1) the late 19th - the early 20th century, 2) the late 20th century. In the period the town residences were... more

hidden Vyritsa tapestries VYRITSA URBAN SETTLEMENT TAPESTRIES, tapestry miniatures produced by public corporation "Uzor" ("Pattern") (2, Oredezh st., Vyritsa urb.settl.). "Uzor" ("Pattern") factory was founded in 1944 on the base of sewing cooperative (since1991-public... more

hidden Vyritsa, urban settlement VYRITSA, an urban settlement in Gatchina District. Population: 13,700. It is situated on the Oredezh River. The name evidently originates from the Russian word “vyr’” meaning “deep” or “whirlpool.” The largest dacha settlement in terms of area... more

hidden Yefremov, Ivan Antonovich (1907-1972), a literary man Yefremov, Ivan Antonovich (1907, Vyritsa - 1972), a writer, palaeontologist. Yefremov was born in the family of the local saw-mill owner in Vyritsa settlement. In 1935 he graduated from the Geological Survey Faculty of the Leningrad Institute of... more

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