hidden Bakhtin, Vladimir Solomonovich (1923-2001), a scientist Bakhtin, Vladimir Solomonovich (1923-2001), a scientist, specialist in folklore and in study of literature, writer. Bakhtin graduated from the philological faculty of the Leningrad State University in 1950. From 1950 till 1953 he worked in the... more

hidden "Green Belt of Glory", memorial constructions complex "The Green Belt of Glory" is a memorial construction complex at the line of the battle of Leningrad in 1941-1944. The complex was created to immortalize the memory about its heroic defenders. The first construction of the future complex had been... 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 "Kobona: the Road of Life", a museum "Kobona: the Road of Life", a museum (the village of Kobona). It was established in the 1990s as a branch of the museum-reserve "The Break-through the Siege of Leningrad". After November 22, 1941 Kobona Village became a port and railway junction.... more

hidden Ladoga Canals, the LADOGA CANALS. They connect the mouth of the Volkhov River and the head of the Neva, extending along the south coast of Lake Ladoga. There are two canals, Staroladozhsky and Novoladozhsky. The canal construction was urged by the necessity to have a... more

hidden Museum of A.A. Prokofyev, the The museum of A.A. Prokofyev (the village of Kobona), a branch of the museum-reserve "The Break of the Leningrad Siege". It was founded in the 1980s in the native village of A.A. Prokofyev. The exposition tells about the poet's life and work.... more

hidden October Railroad, the OCTOBER RAILROAD, Federal State Unitary Enterprise. Track length: over 10,000 km (in 2003, the operative length of the tracks was 10,143 km, and the total length, 13,168.8 km). Extends across SPb and Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, Moscow,... more

hidden Prokofyev, Aleksandr Andreyevich (1900-1971), a poet Alexandr Andreyevich Prokofyev (1900-1971),poet, Hero of Socialist Labour(1970).Не was born in Kobona village, Saint Petersburg's Gubernia in a family of Ladozhsky fisherman-peasant. He didn't get formal education.A member of Petrograd's defence... more

hidden Shchurupov, Mikhail Arefyevich (1815 - 1901), an architect Shchurupov, Mikhail Arefyevich (1815 - 1901), an architect, sculptor, applied art artist, restorer of the Old Russian architecture monuments, teacher. Shchurupov graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1836. During 1837-1855 he lived... 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 "The Road of Life", monuments The monuments "The Road of Life". "The Road of Life" was only military-strategic transport arterial road passed through Ladoga Lake and connected blockade Leningrad with the country (the official name is the military transport road) from September... more