hidden Kingisepp, town KINGISEPP, town, adm. center of Kingisepp District. Population: 50,300. It situated on the banks of the Luga River, at the St. Petersburg-Tallinn highway and the St. Petersburg-Ivangorod-Tallinn railroad. The municipal entity Kingisepp Urban... 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 Stauberg, Aleksandr Yegorovich (1780 -1843), an architect Stauberg, Aleksandr Yegorovich (1780 -1843), an architect. Stauberg learned at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts during 1788-1801. His teacher was A.D. Zakharov. Aleksandr Yegorovich Stauberg served at the Engineer Department of the Ministry of... more

hidden The Cathedral of the Birth of John the Precursor (Schlusselburg) The Cathedral of the Birth of John the Precursor (Schlusselburg, Oreshek Island). The Nikolayevsky Lyalikin Monastery worked in the Oreshek Fortress (see: the Schlusselburg Fortress) in the 15th century. The monastery was lost in the years of the... more