hidden Cemeteries Cemeteries. The history of cemeteries on the modern Leningrad Oblast territory has not studied practically yet. The reiterated devastation these lands during the wars led to the destruction of many graves and tombstones.... more

hidden Memorials to the Great Patriotic War Memorials to the Great Patriotic War. The idea of creating memorials on the firing lines of the Leningrad defence appeared in the years of World War II. The first temporary monuments on the line of the Leningrad front were builtin 1944-45 after the... more

hidden The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Lezye Village, Kirovsk District) The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Lezye Village, Kirovsk District). In the 16th century on the left and right banks of the Mga River there were two wooden churches of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. During 1714-1715 in the... more

hidden "The Park of Peace", memorial, the "The Park of Peace" is a memorial park located between the villages of Lezye and Sologubovka (the Kirov district). On its territory there are graves of Soviet soldiers and Wehrmacht soldiers perished during World War II and memorial granite steles... more