hidden Alyokhovshchina, village ALYOKHOVSCHINA, a village in Lodeynoye Pole District. Population: 1882. It is situated on the banks of the Oyat River. It is situated at the crossing of motor roads to Lodeynoye Pole, Tikhvin, Domozhirovo, and Yaroslavichi. The name originates from... 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 Clubs and studios of the decorative art APPLIED ARTS GROUPS AND STUDIOS. The Leningrad Oblast amateur and folk arts are mostly represented by activity of applied arts groups and studios. On the one hand their activity is aimed at preservation of applied arts traditions (ethnography... more

hidden Lodeynoye Pole District LODEYNOYE POLE DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast located east of Lake Ladoga in the Svir River basin. In the north-west and north, it borders Olonets District of the Republic of Karelia; in the north-east and east, Podporozhye District; in the... more

hidden Museum of Ceramics, the The Museum of Ceramics was being in the village of Alyekhovshchina of the Lodeynoye Pole. It was founded in 2002 at "Oyat Ceramics" Limited Company (it has been working since 1969) which produces ceramics items using the high-grade local red clay... more

hidden Oyat River, the OYAT, river, left-hand tributary of the Svir River. Length: 266 km. The average flow rate in the mouth is 54.8 cu. m/s, catchment area: 5220 sq. km. Its source is Lake Chaimozero on the Veps Hills (in Vologda Oblast, 7 km away from the Leningrad... more

hidden Oyatskaya ceramics OYAT POTTERY. Pottery existed in Russian and Veps villages on the Oyat River (modern Lodeynoye Pole District) from time immemorial. It was due to deposits of high quality red clay. Pottery was especially developed in the XVIII c. Oyat potters... more

hidden Yaroslavichi, village YAROSLAVICHI, a village in Podporozhye District. Population: 216. Located on the right bank of the Oyat River. The motor road connecting the village to Vinnitsi and Alyokhovschina extends cross Y. The Russian name is related to the ancient Slav name... more

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