hidden Aleksiy Compassion Society Aleksiy Compassion Society, it was one of the biggest in the Eparchy of St Petersburg. Aleksiy Compassion Society was founded on the basis of the complex of the charitable establishments and the community of nurses which were organized... more

hidden Edinoverie Edinoverie (E.), union of the Old Belivers with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on the basis of the hierarchy obedience of the Old Belivers to ROC with preservation of the Old Belivers order of services and ceremonies which were formed... more

hidden Issad, village ISSAD (Izsad in the 19th c.), a village in Volkhov District. Population: 1100. It is located on the right bank of the Volkhov River. The Murmansk Highway extends close to I. The name originates from the Old Russian “issad”/”isad” = trade wharf. In... more

hidden Kolokolov Aleksy Petrovich (1836-1902), priest, clergy figure Kolokolov Aleksy Petrovich (1836-1902), clergy figure, philanthropist, preacher. He was burne in the priest family, in the village of Prusynskaya Gorka of Novoladozhsky Region. In 1857 he graduated from the St Alexander Nevsky Ecclesiastical... more

hidden Merchants' Yards Gostinniye dvori - Merchants' yards. Numerous wooden shops and commodity stores, concentrated on market squares of gubernia uyezd towns, created threat of fires. For decreasing the threat and common accomplishment of towns since the 18th century... more

hidden Shchurupov, Mikhail Arefyevich (1815 - 1901), an architect Shchurupov, Mikhail Arefyevich (1815 - 1901), an architect, sculptor, applied art artist, restorer of the Old Russian architecture monuments, teacher. Shchurupov graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1836. During 1837-1855 he lived... more

hidden The Cathedral of Sainted Hierach Nicholas the Wonderworker (Novaya Ladoga Town) The Cathedral of Sainted Hierach Nicholas the Wonderworker (Novaya Ladoga Town, 49 Karl Marks Street). The oldest church of the town was originally included into the Medvedkovo Monastery of St. Nicholas. The church was built by Novgordian... more

hidden The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Novaya Ladoga Town) The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Novaya Ladoga Town, 49 Karl Marks Prospekt). The cathedral was built (possibly in the middle of the 16th century) as a refectory church of the Medvedkovsky Monastery of St . Nicholas. Limestone... more

hidden The Church of Sainted Hierach Nicholas the Wonderworker (Kobona Village, Kirovsk District) The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker (Kobona Village, the Kirovsk District). In 1568 in the village of Kobona there was the church of Sts. Laurus and Florus. The church of St. Nicholas was firstly mentioned in the first half of the 17th... more