hidden Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich (1871-1919), a writer Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich (1871-1919), a writer, playwright. Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Moscow University in 1897. He appeared as a defence counsel during 1897 - 1902. His first story was published... more

hidden Batyushkov, Konstantin Nikolayevich (1787-1855), a literary man Batyushkov, Konstantin Nikolayevich (1787-1855), a writer, translator. From 1797 till 1802 he was educated at private boarding schools in St. Petersburg, during 1802-1807 he served at the Ministry of People's Education. From 1807 Batyushkov... more

hidden Bolshoye Zarechye, village (Volosovo District) BOLSHOYE ZARECHYE, before 1943 a village in Volosovo District. It was located on the right bank of the Oredezh River on the Vyra-Kikerino Highway. It was mentioned in the 1499/1500 scribe roll as the center of a Novgorod pogost. Population: Russians... more

hidden Gorky, Maksim (Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) (1868-1936), a literary man Maksim Gorky (the real name is Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov; 1868-1936), a writer, playwright, publicist, public figure. Gorky participated in January events of 1905 in Saint Petersburg, after which he was imprisoned into the Peter and Paul... more

hidden Industrial architecture Industrial architecture. Study of structural and functional features of the production constructions in terms of their aesthetic expression started recently. On the material of the Leningrad region of such studies have not yet done. A small number... more

hidden Karamzin, Nikolay Mikhaylovich (1766-1826), a literary man, scholar Karamzin, Nikolay Mikhaylovich (1766-1826), a writer, publicist, historian, honorary member of the St.Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1818), full state councillor (1824). Karamzin was educated at the private boarding school in Simbirsk City, then... more

hidden Krylov, Ivan Andreyevich (1769-1844), Krylov, Ivan Andreyevich (1769, according to the other data 1766 or 1768 - 1844), a writer of fables, playwright, journalist, a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician of the St. Peterburg Academy of Sciences from 1841, state... more

hidden Kuprin, Aleksandr Ivanovich (1870-1938), a literary man Kuprin, Aleksandr Ivanovich (1870-1938), a writer. Kuprin graduated from the Alexander Military School in Moscow in 1890. He served in the Infantry Regiment in the Podolsk Gubernia. In 1894 Kuprin retired in the rank of lieutenant. From 1901 in... more

hidden Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich (1711-1765), a scientist, literary man Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich (1711-1765), a scientist, poet, enlightener, honorary member of the Academy of Arts (1763). Lomonosov learned at the Slavonic-Greek-Latin Academy in Moscow during 1731-1735, from 1735 he learned at the Academic... more

hidden "Malaya Khatyn", memorial, the "Malaya Khatyn" is a memotrial complex in the Volosovo district on the territory of the destroyed by fashists village of Bolshoye Zarechye. It was opened in October 1971 and devoted to victims of the Great Patriotic War. The memorial was built... more

hidden Melnikov, Pavel Petrovich (1804-1880), an architect Pavel Petrovich Melnikov (1804-1880, Lyuban Town), an engineer, state figyre. He graduated from the Moscow Noble Boarding School in 1820 and the St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers Corps in 1825, where he was a teacher and a professor... more

hidden Memorials to the Great Patriotic War Memorials to the Great Patriotic War. The idea of creating memorials on the firing lines of the Leningrad defence appeared in the years of World War II. The first temporary monuments on the line of the Leningrad front were builtin 1944-45 after the... more

hidden "Partisans' Glory", monument, the The monument "Partisans' Glory" is located at the 135th km of Kiyev Road nearby the entry into the town of Luga. It was opened on May 10. 1975. The memorial devoted to the memory of perished partisans who fought against fashists in the Luga... more

hidden Prishvin, Mikhail Mikhaylovich (1873-1954), a writer Prishvin, Mikhail Mikhaylovich (1873-1954), a writer. Prishvin graduated from the Leipzig University Philosophic Faculty agronomical department in 1902. He worked as an agronomist, he wrote books on agriculture. Prishvin travelled in Karelia, the... more

hidden Ryleyev, Kondraty Fyodorovich (1795-1826), a social and political figure, literary man Ryleyev, Kondraty Fyodorovich (1795-1826), a poet, decembrist. Ryleyev graduated from the First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg in 1814. He was a member of foreign campaigns of 1813-1815, a junior lieutenant. In 1818 after retiting Ryleyev moved into... more

hidden Saltykov-Shchedrin, Mikhail Yefgrafovich (1826 – 1889), a writer Saltykov-Shchedrin, Mikhail Yefgrafovich (the real name was Saltikov; 1826 – 1889), a writer. Saltykov-Shchedrin graduated from the Alexander Lycee. He served at the Ministry of Defence Office. After the publication of the story "Zaputannoye delo"... more

hidden Shcherbov, Pavel Yegorovich (1866-1938), an artist SHCHERBOV, Pavel Yegorovich (1866 – 1938, Gatchina Town), a graphic artist and caricaturist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (1885-86). In his sharp satiric drawings and watercolours he depicted literary and art life in St.Petersburg in the... more

hidden Shelgunov, Nikolay Vasilyevich (1824-1891), a literary man Shelgunov, Nikolay Vasilyevich (1824-1891), a forest engineer, critic, publicist. He was educated at the Tsarskoye Selo Alexander Military School, graduated from the St. Petersburg Forestry Institute in 1841. During 1841-1862 Shelgunov served at the... more

hidden "The Broken Ring", memorial The memorial "The Broken Ring" is included into "The Green Belt of Glory" and located on the western shore of Ladoga Lake. It was built in 1966 by workers of the Kalininsky district of Leningrad to the east of the village of Vaganovo at the... more

hidden "The Lembolovo Fortification", memorial, the The memorial "The Lembolovo Fortification" is a part of the memorial "The Green Belt of Glory". It is located at the 39th km of the road to the town of Priozersk on the River Muratovka northern bank close to the settlement of Lembolovo. The... more

hidden The memorial museum of N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. The memorial museum of N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov (Tikhvin Town, 12 Rimsky-Korsakov Street), a branch of "The Museum Agency". The museum was founded in July of 1944 in the house built by Pyetr Vinovich, the composer's grandfather, in the early 19th... more

hidden "The Road of Life", monuments The monuments "The Road of Life". "The Road of Life" was only military-strategic transport arterial road passed through Ladoga Lake and connected blockade Leningrad with the country (the official name is the military transport road) from September... more

hidden Tolstoy, Aleksey Konstantinovich (1817-1875), Count, writer Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy(1817-1875), Count , writer, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg (1873). In 1834 he was accepted as a "student" to Moscow's archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; in... more

hidden "Unnamed Height", monument, the The monument "Unnamed Height" ("The Hill of Glory"), a monument in the complex "The Green Belt of Glory" on the right bank of the River Neva at the Ivanovsky Rapids (the Vsevolozhsk district). It was constructed by workers of the Vyborg district of... more

hidden Ushinsky, Konstantin Dmitriyevich (1824-1870), a teacher Konstantin Dmitriyevich Ushinsky (1824-1870), a teacher, literary man.In 1844 Ushinsky graduated from the Department of Law of Moscow University.From 1846 to 1849 he was a professor at the Demidov Lyceum in Yaroslavl. Ushinsky earned money by... more

hidden V.I. Lenin, monuments to Monuments to V.I. Lenin. Ater V.I. Lenin's death Sovnarkom (The Soviet of People's Commissars) passed the resolution about the perpetuation his death. At first temporary monuments made of inexpensive materials (plaster of Paris, wood, concrete)... more

hidden Venetsianov, Aleksey Gavrilovich (1780-1847), an artist VENETSIANOV, Aleksey Grigoryevich (1780–1847), artist, teacher. In the period 1803-06 he took lessons in painting from V.L. Borovikovsky in St.Petersburg. In the period 1807-19 he served at the Office of Post Director. In 1811 he became an... more

hidden Zaborye, settlement ZABORYE, a settlement in Boksitogorsk District. Population: 1468. It is located on the left bank of the Lid River. It is adjacent to the station of the October Railroad of the same name. The Olyeshi-Somino motor road having access to the Novaya... more

hidden Zenkov, Semyon Nikolayevich (1877-1941), an artist ZENKOV, Semyon Nikolayevich (1877, Lyugovichi Village, Olonets Gubernia; modern Lodeinoye Pole District, Leningrad Oblast – 1941), artist. He was born and brought up in a peasant family. He started to learn painting at Aleksandro-Svirsky Trinity... more