hidden Eparchy of Saint Petersburg Eparchy of Saint Petersburg , territorial-administrative unit of ROC (Russian Orthodox Church). It was established according to the order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna on 1 September 1742, before it was territorially included into the Novgorod... more

hidden Leninskoye, settlement LENINSKOYE (Finnish Haapala before 1947), a settlement in Vyborg District. Population: 1800. Located on the bank of the Sestra River. The toponym Haapala originates from Haapanen, the name of the settlers who appeared in that area before the 17th... more

hidden The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (Lyuban Town, Tosno District) The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (the Tosno District, Lyuban Town, 1 Zagorodnoye Road). A stone tent-shaped church at a railway station of the Nikolayevsky Railway was built during 1865-1867 by the architect F.N. Sobolevsky according... more

hidden The church of St. Catherine, the Great Martyr (Murino Village, Vsevolozhsk District) The church of St. Catherine, the Great Martyr (the Vsevolozhsk District, Murino Village, 21 Kooperativnaya Street). The church was built during 1786-1790 in the estate of Murino of the Counts Vorontsovs in the memory about Countes Ye.A. Vorontsova... more