hidden Budogoshch, urban settlement BUDOGOSHCH, an urban settlement in Kirishi District. Population: 3,900. It is situated on the Pchevzha river (right-hand tributary of the Volkhov.) It is situated at the crossing of the railway lines to Mga, Tikhvin, and Nebolchi, and... more

hidden Chervyakov, Yevgeny Veniaminovich (1899 - 1942), actor, man of letters CHERVYAKOV, Yevgeny Veniaminovich (1899 – 1942, Mga Urban Settlement , Kirovsk District), director, actor, scriptwriter, writer of political essays. In 1918 he graduated from drama studio in Ufa City, in 1927 he graduated from Moscow Cinema College... more

hidden Cinemas CINEMAS. In 1993 there were 33 cinemas in the Leningrad Oblast, on January,1 2006 10 cinemas functioned: “Vyborg Palas” (“Vyborg Palace”) (Vyborg Town), “Jubileiny” (“Jubilee”) (Siversky Urban Settlement), “Pobeda” (“Victory”) (Gatchina Town),... more

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 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 Kirovsk, town KIROVSK, town, adm. center of Kirovsk District. Population: 25,400. It is situated on the left bank of the Neva. The town extends along the bank for more than 5 km, and has a quay. The “Kola” highway is 5 km south of K.; the town is connected with... more

hidden Latvians Latviens (their own native name is Latvieshs) is an ethnic community forming a part of the population of the Leningrad Oblast. The Latvian language is related to the Baltic group of the Indo-European language family. The religious are Lutherans and... more

hidden Mga River, the MGA, a river, left-hand tributary of the Neva. Length: 55 km. Average flow rate in the mouth: 5.3 cu. m / s, catchment area: 709 sq. km. It flows out of Lake Maluksinskoye in the central part of Leningrad Oblast and it flows into the Neva within... more

hidden Pavlovo, urban settlement PAVLOVO, an urban settlement in Kirovsk District. Population: 3,400. It is situated at the influx of the Mga River into the Neva. It is connected with motor roads to the district’s towns and rural localities. P. comprises Pavlovo-on-Neva railway... more

hidden Savakots Savakots (Savakot, Savaki) is an ethnic group of Ingermanlandia Finns. They are descendants of the migrants resettled in the 17th century to Ingermanlandia from the province of Savo in Eastern Finland. The culture and dialect of Savakots were closer... more

hidden School museums School museums began to establish in the Leningrad Oblast between 1950 - the 1960s in connection with developing the local history studing, heroic and patriotic and environmental movement among school children. Teachers of history and geography... more

hidden Sinyavino, urban settlement SINYAVINO, an urban settlement in Kirovsk District. Population: 3,600. Administratively subordinate to S. is Sinyavino-– settlement located 10 km east of the basic settlement. The name is related to the family name of the Russian admirals Sinyavin... more

hidden Typographical and Publishing Business Typography and Publishing was developed comparatively poor in St. Petersburg gubernia, it was determined with the closeness to St. Petersburg, one of the most large scale printing and publishing centre. In 1904 there was a printing house in towns of... more