St.Petersburg Environs
Short english version :-)
Introduction
The majority of literary sources begin their description of St. Petersburg's surroundings with the taking of Nienshantz and the year 1703. Even in the best case, only the Oreshek Fortress, the Stolbovo peace treaty, and Prince Aleksandr Nevskij's battle at the mouth of the Izhora river will be mentioned. Here the historians seem unintentionally to forget that when Peter I came to create his window on the West, he arrived not at a deserted swampy shore, but at a place where fortresses had been standing for 500 years prior.The history of these lands — the Izhorian land in the Vodskaja pjatina (The Novgorod Republic was divided into five administrative divisions, called pjatinas), Ingria, and Ingermanlandia — is full of historical events of the pre-Petrine era. This abundance is amazing for a comparatively small border region. But it was just this border location which turned these places into the grounds for centuries of conflicts between western and eastern civilizations, into a centuries-old battlefield.
Many of the little villages around St. Petersburg are of a much more respectable age than the Northern Capital itself; many have changed names several times. For instance, the village of Korbiselske (indicated on a Swedish map of 1662) is now called Korabsel'ki (near the state farm "Bugry"). And Irinovka — the village after which Russia's first narrow gauge railway was named — had changed its name several times over the course of a century, from Marisel'ka to Orinka to Irinovka.
Unfortunately, much has already been lost, and much is disappearing right before our eyes. But in the forests of the Karelia one can still find stones marking the border of 1323:
"Grand Prince Yurij along with Posadnik (a regional representative of the Novgorod Republic) Afromej and Marshal Avrom and along with all Novgorod hereby and forthwith conclude a Peace with their new-found Brother, Prince of Sweden Manush Orekhovits. With Ambassadors of the Prince of Sweden being: Henrich Djurovits, Geminki Orislovits, Peter Junshin, and Father Vymunder. And with Witnesses to the signing being: Ludovik and Fjodor, Merchants from the Teutonic Shore. And with a Peace being concluded unto all Ages, and with the Holy Cross being so kissed, Grand Prince Yurij along with all Novgorod hereby offer of Love: three Pogosts (an administrative unit consisting of several villages) Sevilaksha, Yaksi, and Ogreba, likewise the Karelian Pogosts. And henceforth the Division and Border shall be: from the Sea alongst the River Sestra, from the Sestra unto the Bog and to the Hill amongst such Bog, unto the River Saja, from the Saja to Solnychnyj Rock, from Solnychnyj Rock through Chermnyj Gorge, from Chermnyj Gorge to Lake Lembo, unto the Bog on Pekhkej, unto the Lake Kangas, unto Purnojarvi, unto ... Yantojarvi, unto Terzhejarvi, unto Sergilakshi, unto Samosalo, unto Zhiti, unto Korelomkoshki, unto Kolemakoshki, unto Patsoeki, unto Kajano Sea, ..." (photocopy of the original text)
However, the few folk and regional museums surrounding our "city of museums" could be counted on your fingers.
I hope that the information on this site will help you learn more about the St. Petersburg environs and will make your jaunts outside the city more interesting and enjoyable.
Sincerely, Aleksej Shvarjov
P.S. The term "St. Petersburg Environs" can be interpreted as broadly as you like, from Pskov to the Karelia. That should just about cover everything. :-)
Thanks to Jason Grant for the help in translation.
Maps
Maps of "Petersburg before St.Petersburg" | |
| From book Saulo Kepsu "Petersburg before Petersburg". | |
| Map arranged by Nilsson Aspegreen. 1643. | 273kB |
| Neva river near The Nyen town. 1700. | 93kB |
| Mouth of the Neva river. 1701. | 212kB |
| Fairway of the Neva river. 1701. | 262kB |
| The Nyen town and future St.Petersburg City. 1701. | 78kB |
Maps of St.Petersburg-Petrograd-Leningrad | |
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"Map of Saint-Petersburg. 1898" Original scale is 1inch : 230 fathoms. "Arranged according to the freshest information" Cartographic company of A.Iljin. St.Petersburg. Copy from the site St.Petersburg’s Treasure Hunter |
1 level 68kB Total 3060kB |
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"Map of Saint-Petersburg. 1903" Original scale is 1 inch : 230 fathoms. " Arranged according to the freshest information " Published by St.Petersburg city community department, 1903. Cartographic company of A.Iljin. St.Petersburg. Reprinting copy is a gift of A.Kanavin |
1 level 45kB Total 3580kB |
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"Map of Saint-Petersburg and the closest suburbs. 1914." Original scale is 1 inch : 230 fathoms. Arranged acc. to"Map of St.Petersburg and the closest suburbs" as attachment to the address book "All of St.Petersburg", published by Partnership of A.S.Suvorin - "Novoje Vremja", 1914. © "Nevskaja Guba Ltd", "Geospektr" |
1 level 51kB Total 3814kB |
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The maps of Leningrad. 1925. Kindly provided by L.Losin – webmaster of Russian cities’ maps and plot plans. |
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| Central district – west part. | 278kB |
| Central district – east part. Volodarski district – north part. | 316kB |
| Petrogradski district. | 374kB |
| Vasileostrovski district. | 274kB |
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"Map of Leningrad." 1939. Original scale is 1:30000. Publishing company of Leningrad’s RK and KD soviet "Lenizdat" Editor Drebezgov S.M. Circ.10000 The cartographic laboratory of Geographic/Economy Scientific and Research university Leningrad, Krasnaja str., 60 Kindly provided by L.Evdokimov |
1 level 46kB Total 5694kB |
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Map of Leningrad. 1941. Original scale is 1:100000. German copy of Soviet topographic map |
1 level 63kB Total 1860kB |
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Photographic map on the base of space pictures "Leningrad 1991" Original scale is 1:60000. made by satellite "RESURS-F", shooting height is 280 km, Gov. center "Priroda", VNII Poligrafmach |
1 level 66kB Total 7027kB |
Maps of Karelian Isthmus | |
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KARJALAN-KANNAS 1938. Original scale is 1:200000. Kindly provided by V.Kotljar Terijoki - The forgotten history (1548-1939) |
1 level 63kB Total 1890kB |
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Map of Karelian Isthmus. NEW Original scale is 1:200000. "Karjalan kannas. Historia ja nykyaika. 1938-1993." © ZAO "Karta", historic information - IKO "Karelia" Names and titles before and after 1948 are on the Finnish translit. Published by approval of ZAO "Karta" |
1 level 37kB Total 3460kB |
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Historical and culture monuments of Karelian Isthmus Original scale is 1:200000. "Historical and culture monuments of Karelian Isthmus." "Karjalan kannas. Historian ja kylttuurin muistomerkkej:a." © Lakko Star Corp, arranged by IKO "Karelia" Names and titles before and after 1939, missed villages, military structures. |
1 level 50kB Total 2388kB |
Schematic maps of the Mannerheim line and Karelian Military District | |
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Schematic maps Salmenkaita sector of the Mannerheim line 1939-2003 maps |
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Maps of Leningrad region. | |
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Maps of Leningrad region. 1942. NEW map sheets NEW Original scale is 1:200000. General staff of Red Army Kindly provided by V.Turchenko |
Total 12500kB |
Historical maps | |
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Map of South Finland and Moscovia. 1539. Original name: Detail from Olaus Magnus' Carta Marina Venice 1539. From the original copy in Uppsala University Library Kindly provided by Victor N. |
237kB |
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Moscovia drawing (partial). 1550. Arranged by Anthony Vid and Ivan Vasiljevitch Ljatskoi Originally published in “Overall cosmography” by Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) in Basel in 1550. Wood print, 1550. Kindly copied and provided by A.Bulatov. |
74kB |
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Map of "Russia and contigious " (partial). 1594. Arranged by Gerarda Mercator (1512-1594). Originally published in Duisburg in Mercator’s Atlas of 1595. Copper print 1594, painted by aquarelle by publishers. Kindly copied and provided by A.Bulatov. |
111kB |
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General map (fragment) of Moskovia or Great Russia. 1633. Published in Amsterdam by Nicolaum Vissher in 1660’s. Arranged by Isaac Massa not later than 1633. Page from the Atlas published after 1656. Copper print, 41,5 x 53 cm. Kindly copied and provided by A.Bulatov. |
293kB |
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Map of Eastern Finland, Ingermanland, XVII century |
154kB |
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South-east part of Karelian Isthmus. Hand-drafted copy from Swedish map of XVII century. Kindly copied and provided by N.Shvarev |
75kB |
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Geographic plan of Izora land Appr. 1705. Arranged by Adrian Shonbeck Kindly provided by Mazay. |
414kB |
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Map of St.Petersburg suburbs. 1792. Carte des Environs de St.Petersbourg. 1792. Kindly provided by Mazay. Other parts could be found in “Archive” on site For Tourist-Traveller. Sablino. |
361kB |
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Map of the South part of the Duchy of Finland. XIX cent. (1259 x 1527) Kindly provided by Marina and Igor Petrov personal of Kurkijoki Local Lore Center . |
276kB |
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Map of Sestroretsk town. Early XX cent. Kindly provided by V.Kotljar Terijoki - The forgotten history (1548-1939) |
523kB |
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Map of Rdeisk land (Pskov-Novgorod region) Author: Mark Kostrov. |
169kB |
Maps of Irinovskaya and Primorskaya railways with the nearest territory. Fragments of the map of St.Petersburg suburbs. 1912. Kindly provided by I.Kopaisov. | |
| Map of Irinovskaya railway. 1912 | 2510kB |
| Map of Primorskaya railway. 1912 | 1478kB |
| Scheme of Irinovskaya railway | 39kB |
Kindly provided maps by site St.Petersburg’s Treasure Hunter |
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| Map of the Finnish Gulf north coast (Stirsudden Lighthouse - Vammelsuu), XIX cent. | 187 kB |
| Map of the Finnish Gulf north coast (Terijoki-Sestroretsk), XIX cent. | 369 kB |
| Map of Finland (Wyborg region), before 1939 | 238 kB |
| Map of Finland (Priozersk region), before 1939 | 242 kB |
| Map of Finland (Sortavala region), before 1939 | 319 kB |
Maps of the Great Duchy of Finland’s cities | |
| Copied from Pauli Kruhse site and his archive . | |
| Map of Gelsingfors (Helsinki) Overall view, beginning of XX cent. | 1177 kB |
| Map of Gelsingfors (Helsinki) North part, beginning of XX cent. | 741 kB |
| Map of Gelsingfors (Helsinki) South part, beginning of XX cent. | 773 kB |
| Map of Viipuri (Wyborg), beginning of XX cent. | 731 kB |
| see below modern map of Wyborg | |
| Map of Hanko (Gangut), beginning of XX cent. | 379 kB |
| Map of Kexholm (Kakisalmi, Kexholm, Priozersk), beginning of XX cent. | 394 kB |
| Map of Sortavala (Serdobol), beginning of XX cent. | 389 kB |
| see below modern map of Sortavala | |
| Map of Wyborg suburbs, 1855 | 514 kB |
Maps of the settling of Finno-Ugrian population | |
| It is possible that some time periods are wrong. | |
| Map of the settling of Finno-Ugrian population. V century. | 344 kB |
| Map of the settling of Finno-Ugrian population. X century. | 306 kB |
| Map of the settling of Finno-Ugrian population. XIII century. | 285 kB |
| Map of the settling of Finno-Ugrian population. XV century. | 299 kB |
| Map of the Great Migration of Nations. | 52 kB |
| Map of Slavic expansion to the Merja land. | 44 kB |
| Map of Russian onslaughts on the Finland 1656., "while the Finnish army took the field". | 96 kB |
Maps, arranged or published in 1935. | |
| Map of Inkeri settlement regions. | 128 kB |
| Map of Karela and Ves’ settlements in Onega lake region. | 232 kB |
| Map of Karela and Ves’ settlements in the region between Ladoga and Onega lakes | 164 kB |
| Map of Mordwa settlements | 84 kB |
Modern maps of the St.Petersburg suburbs | |
| Map of Wyborg. | 142 kB |
| Map of Sortavala. | 130 kB |
| Map of Kurkijoki region, Lake Ladoga north coast. | 185 kB |
| Map of Kotlin Island. 3582 x 1039, overwiew | 345 kB |
| Map of Ktonstadt. 1806 x 1271, poor quality | 375 kB |
| Map of Kronstadt. 2580 x 1816, good quality | 558 kB |
| Map of Konstantin Fort. | 79 kB |
| Map of the town of Sosnovyi Bor. Kindly provided by D.Rabinovich |
815 kB |
| Schematic of the St.Petersburg modern railways. Kindly provided by site Parovoz IS |
142 kB |
Looking for owners! | |
| If you know who originally have copyrights for this maps please send a message. | |
| Map of North-west region of Russia, end of XIX cent. | 247 kB |
| Map of the Duchy of Finland, end of XIX | 173 kB |
| Map of the Finnish railways, XIX | 148 kB |
| Map of North part of Ladoga lake, 1939 | 93 kB |
| Satellite photo picture of Wyborg | 89 kB |
Thanks to K.Jakimovich for the help in translation.
Digest
"Bird's-eye" photos St.Petersburg and the EnvironsPhotos of St.Petersburg Environs. 2003 NEW
The Koporye fortress photo from airplane
The Oreshek fortress photo from airplane NEW
Satellite photo picture of the Kronstadt fortress
Photos from book "The Mannerheim line" (finnish defensive line in the Karelian Isthmus)
Photos of Salmenkaita sector (the Mannerheim line) NEW
Photos of Karelian Military District (soviet defensive line in the Karelian Isthmus) NEW
Photos from reenactment. "Beginning of fights on the Mannerheim Line". 14.12.2002
Photos from reenactment. "Breaking the siege of Leningrad". 25.01.2003
Photos from reenactment. "State border of USSR. 22.06.1941". 22.06.2003 NEW
Photos from reenactment. "Knightly tournament in city Vyborg". 26.07.2003 NEW
Rise of the KV-1 tank from the Neva. 16-17.04.2003 NEW
Rise of the KV-1 tank from the Neva. 19.04.2003 NEW
Pictures From Wars During Finland's Independence. russian mirror
Pictures From Wars During Finland's Independence. english & finnish
State borders changing from 1323 to 1944 years
Etelja Savo (Southern Finnland) #183 30.11.39
First day of the Winterwar newspaper
Drawings from war day's
Cross of Sorrow
Two sisters - Russia and Suomi,
Two mothers - Suomi and Russia
They have created this Cross of Sorrow
from itself.
The heads them together have merged.
And hand in hope.
The love will gain top.
It depends on us.
From everyone.
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