hidden Kamennogorsk, town KAMENNOGORSK (Antrea before 1948, Swedish Sankt-Andre), a town in Vyborg District. Population: 5,800. It is situated on the bank of the Vuoksa River. Initially, the area of K. belonged to Jaaski Uyezd (see Lesogorsk), split by the Nystad Treaty... more

hidden Rakhkonen, Aleksandr (1841-1877), a literary man Rahkonen, Aleksandr (1841, Ykspaa settlement of the Vyborg Gubernia; now it is Seleznyevo settlement -1877, Vyborg Town), a writer, teacher. Rahkonen was born in the family of a miller. After the father's death, in 1849 the moved into Vyborg Town.... more

hidden Vyborg, town VYBORG (Swedish Wiborg; Finnish Viipuri, until 1948), town, adm. center of Vyborg District. Population: 79,200. The toponym Vyborg originates from the Old Norse Wiborg = “sacred fortress.” It was founded in 1293 at the place of the Vuoksa River’s... more