hidden "Green Belt of Glory", memorial constructions complex "The Green Belt of Glory" is a memorial construction complex at the line of the battle of Leningrad in 1941-1944. The complex was created to immortalize the memory about its heroic defenders. The first construction of the future complex had been... more

hidden Ladoga Canals, the LADOGA CANALS. They connect the mouth of the Volkhov River and the head of the Neva, extending along the south coast of Lake Ladoga. There are two canals, Staroladozhsky and Novoladozhsky. The canal construction was urged by the necessity to have a... more

hidden Lava River, the LAVA, a river in Kirovsk District. Length: 51 km. It flows out of the marshes that are situated to the east of the urban settlement of Nazia, and it flows into Lake Ladoga (Petrokrepost Bay.) The toponym is of a Baltic Finnish origin (Finnish.... more

hidden Nikonov, Nikolay Nikitich (1849 - 1918), an architect Nikolay Nikitich Nikonov (1849 - 1918), an architect,expert of the "russian style". From the 1860s Nikonov learned at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. During 1893-1906 Nikonov was the architect of the St. Petersburg Eparchy. He was the... more

hidden The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Lavrovo Village, Kirov District) The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Lavrovo Village, the Kirov District). The original wooden church was built before the early 17th century. From the 18th century a chapel was placed on this place. The new wooden church was built during... more