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Kingisepp

 

A town in the Leningrad region near Ivanogorod, formerly known as Yamburg. It was renamed in 1922 in honor of the communist executed by the Estonians. It is unlikely that the Estonians were then somehow impressed or frightened. In 1993, a referendum was held on the return of the historical name, but the residents of the city then voted against it.

 

Once upon a time, the medieval Novgorod fortress Yam was located here, but it was demolished back in the 1780s by order of empress Catherine II. Foundations of the towers and walls remain near the banks of the Luga.

 

The oldest surviving building in Yamburg is Catherine's Cathedral (1782).

 

Former barracks and arena.

 

Former city hall. One can assess the extent of destruction during the Great Patriotic War by the quantity of new bricks.

 

Commercial School (now the local history museum).

 

Northern cemetery and the ruins of temple of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (1858).

 

Old headstones.

 

On the other side of the Luga River is the former Romanovka estate, which belonged to General Karl Bistrom, a participant in the Napoleonic wars. The manor building has not been preserved. But there is a grave with a bronze lion by renowned Russian artist Peter Klodt.

 

Getting in (as of November 2022): Direct Narvskoe highway from St. Peterburg. Frequent buses departing from Leninskiy Prospekt subway station.

Where to eat: the Vkusno i tochka (former McDonald's). Decent Baggins Coffee nearby.

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