hidden Beretti, Vikenty Ivanovich (1781 - 18420, an architect Beretti, Vikenty Ivanovich (1781 - 18420, an architect, academician of architecture (1809). Beretti graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1804. He headed the Committee of City Building from 1825. In St. Petersburg and environs Beretti... more

hidden Koporye, a country estate Koporye (Grevova), a country estate in the Lomonosov district. In the 18th century Koporye lands belonged to the Count Razumovskys. In 1809 Count Rasumovsky sold the large estate (15000 desyatinas) with 14 villages to the senator V.N. Zinovyev. His... more

hidden "Nevsky", a wooded park A woodland park "Nevsky" is located on the right bank of the Neva river, in the north-east from Novosaratovka Village (in the Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad Oblast). It was founded in 1937; at the same time drainage trenches were build and... more

hidden Wooden architecture Wooden architecture. In the east and north-east of the Leningrad Oblast (Boksitogorsk, Podporozhye, Lodeynoye Pole districts) there are many preserved wooden building that are typical for the Russian North: izbas (Russian traditional wooden peasant... more