The Imperial Province: Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad.. an old name that reminds us of a bygone era. And the name of a still existing place in Russia. One well worth discovering.
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1. Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). The oblast was named after the city of Leningrad. In 1991, the city restored its original name, Saint Petersburg, but the oblast retains the name of Leningrad.

2. In the 12th-15th centuries, the territory was divided between the Kingdom of Sweden and Novgorod Republic (see Swedish-Novgorodian Wars) and populated mostly by various Baltic Finns people such as Karelians (northwest), Izhorians and Votes (west), Vepsians (east), as well as Ilmen Slavs of Novgorod (south).

3. The capital and largest city is Gatchina.

4. The Great Gatchina Palace is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine the Great.

5. Staraya Ladoga, the first capital of legendary Rurik, founded in the 8th-9th century, is situated in the east of the oblast.

6. On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union waged the Winter War against neighbouring Finland and with the Moscow Peace Treaty in 1940 gained some territories, including the Karelian Isthmus. Their Karelian population was hastily evacuated to inner Finland and later replaced with people from other parts of the Soviet Union. A small part of the territory (the municipalities of Kanneljärvi, Koivisto and Rautu) was incorporated into Leningrad Oblast, the rest being included within the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.

7. Vyborg is a town in Leningrad Oblast. The center of Vyborg preserves many examples of medieval Swedish architecture, unique for Russia.

More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Oblast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchina_Palace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyborg

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