hidden Bazaine, Pyotr Petrovich (1786 - 1838), an architect, scientist, teacher Bazaine, Pyotr Petrovich (1786 - 1838), an engineer-builder, mechanic, mathematician, teacher, Corresponding Member (18170, honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1827), Lieutenant-General (1830). He was of France origin. From... more

hidden Chelishchev, Petr Ivanovich (1745-1811) , a literary man Chelishchev, Petr Ivanovich (1745-1811) , a literary man, traveller. In 1766 he finished the Page Corps. Chelishchev together with the group of graduates (A.N. Radishchev was among them) were sent to the Leipzig University. In 1770 he returned into... more

hidden Kirovsk District KIROVSK DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast. Area: 2590.9 sq. km. Population: 97,000. Located in the central part of Leningrad Oblast. In the north, it borders the Lake Ladoga coast; in the north-west and west, Vsevolozhsk District, in the west,... more

hidden Maps and plans MAPS AND PLANS. The oldest M.a .P. of the Leningrad Oblast area are dated 16th century. The Neva Land and the Karelian Isthmus with the towns of Noteborg (Schlusselburg) and Kexholm (Priozersk), although with many distortions, are presented in... more

hidden Novaya Ladoga Town coat of arms, the The Novaya Ladoga Town's coat of arms is the historical symbol of the town of Novaya Ladoga. It was approved by Emperor on 16 August 1781. The heraldic description of the coat of arms: “Within the dark red shield there is an azure pole with golden... more

hidden Roads ROADS. Historically, the road network in the territory of Leningrad oblast has been developing unevenly: the regions east of the Volkhov River are worse provided with R. because the principal economic, military, and cultural centers have always been... more

hidden The Church of Sainted Hierach Nicholas the Wonderworker (Kobona Village, Kirovsk District) The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker (Kobona Village, the Kirovsk District). In 1568 in the village of Kobona there was the church of Sts. Laurus and Florus. The church of St. Nicholas was firstly mentioned in the first half of the 17th... more

hidden Tikhvin Canal System TIKHVIN CANAL SYSTEM, a traffic artery in the north-west of European Russia. It connected the basins of the Baltic Sea and the Volga in the 19th-20th cc. It began at the city of Rybinsk on the Volga (later at the Rybinsk Reservoir), extended via the... more