hidden Cemeteries Cemeteries. The history of cemeteries on the modern Leningrad Oblast territory has not studied practically yet. The reiterated devastation these lands during the wars led to the destruction of many graves and tombstones.... more

hidden Ilyichovo, settlement ILYICHOVO (Finnish Jalkala before 1948), a settlement in Vyborg District. Population: 1100. It is located between Lake Krasavitsa and Lake Dolgoye. The toponym Jalkala originates probably from a nickname of the residents (Finnish jalka = leg.) The... 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 Pervomayskoye, settlement PERVOMAYSKOYE (Finnish Kivennapa before 1948), a settlement in Vyborg District. Population: 4,500. In the early 16th century, a Swedish wood-and-earth fortification named Kivanebb was in that place (probably from the Swedish Kifvanebbet = “front... more

hidden Roshchino, urban settlement ROSHCHINO (Raivola [Finnish] before 1947), an urban settlement in Vyborg District. Population: 9,400. It is situated the bank of the Roschinka river (former Raivolanjoki), at the railway station of the same name of the St. Petersburg-Vyborg branch.... more

hidden Sestra River, the SESTRA (Swedish Systerback, Finnish Rajajoki / “Frontier River”), a river in Vsevolozhsk and Vyborg Districts of Leningrad Oblast and in St. Petersburg. Length: 74 km. Depth: up to 3 m (in the mouth.) Catchment area: 393 sq. km. It begins in a marsh... more

hidden Tsvelodubovo, settlement TSVELODUBOVO (Finnish Kaukolempiälä before 1948), a settlement in Vyborg District. Population: 1,200. Located near Lake Nakhimovskoye (previously Suulajarvi.) Initially, the settlement was one of the three parts of a large village of Voipiälä that... more