hidden Eparhy of Olonets and Kargopol The Eparchy of Olonets and Kargopol. Othodox monasteries and churches of the Olonets region (the territories of present-day Korelia, partly of the Vologda and Leningrad Regions) were originally included into the Eparchy of Novgorod. The foundation... more

hidden Façade carving FAÇADE CARVING. With the development of peasant woden architecture, woodcarving also developed. Carving was used for decoration of spouts under the roof. Carving (at first blind carving, in the end of the XIX c. – carving with holes) was also used... more

hidden Konevets Munastery of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary The Konevets Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Konevets island, the Priozersk district). It is located in the southern part of the Konevets Island in seven kilometres from the West shore of Ladoga Lake. The monastery was founded in... more

hidden Podporozhye District PODPOROZHYE DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 35,200. Area: 7705.5 sq. km. Located in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast. In the north-west and north, it borders Olonets, Pryazha, and Prionezhsky Districts of the Republic of Karelia; in the... more

hidden Svir River, the SVIR, a river in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast. Length: 224 km. Average flow rate at the mouth: 780 cu. m/s, catchment area: 84,400 sq. km. It flows from Lake Onega at its south-western end, crosses Podporozhye and Lodeynoye Pole Districts, and... more

hidden The Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Vazhiny Village, Podporozhsky District) The Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Vazhini Village, Podporozhsky District). The original wooden church in Vazhini Resurrection Pogost (the village of Kurpovo) was built before 1563. The church was burned by Swedes in 1581, restored in 1582. A... more

hidden White Sea-Baltic Sea Waterway, the WHITE SEA-BALTIC SEA WATERWAY, a canal system connecting the White Sea and the Baltic Sea. It includes the White Sea-Baltic Canal, Lake Onega, Svir River, Ladoga Canals, and Neva River. It has access to the Volga-Baltic Waterway via Lake Onega. The... more