hidden Country estates Country estates. In the early 20th century on the territory of the modern Leningrad Oblast there were 2000 country estates. Mainly they appeared at one time with St. Petersburg. There were not many "Family nests" that belonged to one family and... more

hidden Pushchina Gorka, a country estate Pushchina Gorka, a country estate (the village of Kuivozi, the Vsevolozhsk district). The estate of Kuivozi, belonged to the Princes Urusovs in the 18th century, was divided into 3 parts: Bolshoye, Sredneye and Maloye Kuivozi. In 1844 P.I. Pushchin... more

hidden Shlisselburg Fortress, the The Shlisselburg Fortress (untill 1612 it is called Oreshek, from 1612 untill 1702 – Noteburg) is an ancient Russian fortress on Orekhov Island, on the Neva River where it flows out of Lake Ladoga. In 1323 Grand Prince Yury Danilovich and citizens... more