hidden Bianki, Vitaly Valentinovich (1894-1959), a writer Vitaly Valentinovich Bianki (1894-1959), a writer. Bianki learned at the Science Department of the Physical and Mathematical Faculty of the Petrograd University, but he did not graduate it as he was conscripted in 1916. Bianki's works were ... more

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 Druzhnaya Gorka, urban settlement DRUZHNAYA GORKA, an urban settlement in Gatchina District. Population: 3,700. The settlement appeared in the early 19th century close to the Druzhnaya Gorka glass factory founded by German businessmen Rittings in 1801. The factory became especially... more

hidden Druzhnoselye, a country estate Druzhnoselye, a country estate (the settlement of Druzhnoselye, the Gatchina district). The first owners of Druzhnoselye, who gave the name to it, were sisters Yelizaveta and Karolina Zelbereizen, inspectors of the Smolny Institute. In 1799 Paul I... more

hidden Gatchina District GATCHINA DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 111,600. Area: 2850.3 sq. km. Established in 1927. Due to renaming of Gatchina Town, it was called Trotsk District in 1927-29, and Krasnogvardeisk District in 1929-44.Gatchina district borders with... 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 Karmalina, Lyubov Ivanovna (1834-1903), an actress KARMALINA,Lyudmila Ivanovna (born Belenitsyna) (1834 – 1903, Kobrino Village), singer, collector of folk songs. She was brought up at Yekaterininsky Institute in St.Petersburg, where singing was taught by G.Y. Lomakin. She took the piano and... more

hidden Kobrino, a country estate Kobrino, a country estate (the village of Kobrino, the Gatchina district). In the early 18th century the waste of Koprina belonged to Count P.M. Apraksin. Since 1762 A.P. Gannibal became the owner of Kobrino, he built a small country estate of... more

hidden Kobrino, village KOBRINO, a village in Gatchina District. Population: 96. Located at the Kobrinka River (tributary of the Suyda.) 0.5 km away from K. is Pribytkovo railway station of the Gatchina-Luga branch. The name originates from the name of the Kobrin family.... more

hidden Lampovo, village LAMPOVO, a village in Gatchina District. Population: 1500. First mentioned in 1715 when Crown Prince Alexei Petrovich who owned that land ordered to send sifted flour for the brewer “from Lampov village to Petersburg.” Possibly it was in Peter the... more

hidden Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899- 1977), a literary man Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899- 1977), a writer, translator, literary critic. V.V. Nabokov got the homw education, from 1911 he attended at the Tenishevsky College, in summer he lived in the family estates in the Gatchina Uyezd of the St.... more

hidden Oredezh River, the OREDEZH, river, right-hand tributary of the Luga River. Length: 192 km. Catchment area: 3,200 sq. km. Flow rate: 20 cu. m/s. It originates from the springs on the southern slope of the Izhora Hills, in the Dontso tract. It flows across Volosovo,... more

hidden Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837), a poet Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837), a poet, prosaist, playwright, journalist, historian. Representatives of the Pushkins family Novgorodian branch lived in the Vod lands from the end of the 15th century till the beginning of the 17th... more

hidden Rozhdestvenno, village ROZHDESTVENO, a village in Gatchina District. Population: 1900. Located on the Kiev Highway route at the interfluve of the Oredezh and Gryaznaya Rivers. Medieval burial mounds have been discovered in the environs of R. It is mentioned in Novgorod’s... more

hidden Siversky, urban settlement SIVERSKY, an urban settlement in Gatchina District. Population: 12,100. It is situated on the right bank of the Oredezh River. The name originates from Seversko Staroye and Seversko Novoye villages mentioned in Novgorod’s 1499 scribe roll.... more

hidden Vyra, village VYRA, a village in Gatchina District. Population: 257. It is located on the banks of the Oredezh River. The Kiev Highway extends across V. The toponym Vyra is traced to “vyr” or “vir” (Slav) = abyss or deep (a Baltic Finnish origin of the name is... more

hidden Vyritsa, urban settlement VYRITSA, an urban settlement in Gatchina District. Population: 13,700. It is situated on the Oredezh River. The name evidently originates from the Russian word “vyr’” meaning “deep” or “whirlpool.” The largest dacha settlement in terms of area... more

hidden Yefremov, Ivan Antonovich (1907-1972), a literary man Yefremov, Ivan Antonovich (1907, Vyritsa - 1972), a writer, palaeontologist. Yefremov was born in the family of the local saw-mill owner in Vyritsa settlement. In 1935 he graduated from the Geological Survey Faculty of the Leningrad Institute of... more