hidden Drainage network HYDROGRAPHIC NETWORK. Over 19500 rivers and 1800 lakes (Ladoga and Onega being the largest ones) form the H. N. of the Leningrad Oblast. The river network is dense and ramified. One exception is the Izhora Hills where the river network density is... more

hidden Lyuban, town LYUBAN, a town in Tosno District. Population: 4,600. It is situated on the Tigoda River. The town is crossed by the St. Petersburg-Moscow railroad line; it is connected to other localities of the district and oblast with motor roads. The town’s... more

hidden Ryabuishkin, Andrey Petrovich (!861 - 1904), an artist RYABUSHKIN, Andrey Petrovich (1861–1904), an artist. He studied at the Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1875-82), his teachers were V.G. Perov and I.M. Pryanishnikov and at the St.Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts (1882-90).... more

hidden Volkhov River, the VOLKHOV, river. It flows out of Lake Ilmen in Novgorod Oblast, extends across Kirishi and Volkhov Districts of Leningrad Oblast, and it flows into the Volkhov Bay of Lake Ladoga. Length: 224 km, of which 112 km within Leningrad Oblast. The river bed... more