hidden Cult (worship) stones Cult stones. The worship of cult stones was registered in all northern part of the East Europe including Baltic countries and Scandinavia. Track-stones, with deep image of a human foot track, are wide presented. Those images are sometimes... more

hidden Dyatlitsi, village DYATLITSI, a village in Lomonosov District. Population: 133. It is located in the northern part of the Izhora Hills, east of the Voiskovitsi-Bolshaya Izhora highway. First mention was in Novgorod’s scribe roll of 1499/1500 as the center of... more

hidden Izhora River, the IZHORA, river, left - hand tributary of the Neva River. Total length: 76 km. Basin area: abt. 1,000 sq. km. The river springs from Skvoritsy Village, Gatchina District. It flows across Gatchina and Tosno Districts of the Leningrad Oblast and Kolpino... more

hidden Kotli, village KOTLI (Finnish Kattila), a village in Kingisepp District. Population: 2013, mostly Russians and Vod. Located at the north-western end of the Izhora Hills, on a glint terrace. First mentioned in the 1499/1500 Rent Census Book of Vodskaya Pyatina as... more

hidden Leningrad Oblast, the LENINGRAD OBLAST, subject territory of RF. Area: 83,900 sq. Km (max. Extension from west to east: 446 km, north to south: 325 km.) Population (as of 2002): 1,669,000. The Oblast borders Pskov and Novgorod Oblasts in the south, Vologda Oblast in the... more

hidden Luzhitsi, village LUZHITSI, a village in Kingisepp District. Population: 82. Located on the bank of the Luzhitsa River. First mentioned in the 1499/1500 Rent Census Book of Vodskaya Pyatina. In the 20th c., it integrated the villages of Nizhniye Luzhitsi, Glinki, and... more

hidden Sertolovo, town SERTOLOVO, a town in Vsevolozhsk District. Population: 38,400 (70% are the military and their family members.). It is located at a portion of the Scandinavia international highway. The ring motor road extends close to the town lines. 6 km away from... more

hidden Vod (Votes) Votes (IN FORMER TIMES - Chud (Chudes), their own native name is Vad'alain (Vadjalain)) are an ethnic community, descendants of the ancient inhabitants of the Northwest of Russia. The Votic language is related to the Baltic-Finnic subgroup of the... more

hidden Volkhov District VOLKHOV DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast. Area: 5124 sq. km, population: 97,300. Established in 1927. Adm. center: Volkhov Town. V. D. comprises the towns of Syasstroy and Novaya Ladoga, and 277 rural localities. Located south of Lake Ladoga on... more