Kirovsk, Leningrad Oblast
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Kirovsk is a town and the administrative center of Kirovsky District
of Leningrad Oblast
, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Neva River
, 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) east of St. Petersburg
. Population:
It was founded in 1929 as Nevdubstroy settlement by Sergey Kirov
. It was renamed after Kirov and received town status in 1953. The town consists of the Old Town built in the 1950s and Ladoga, the part built during the Soviet construction boom of the 1980s. The main industries suffered severely during the catastrophic era of Yeltsinism
. Most people try to find work in the nearby St. Petersburg
.
The nearest settlements include Mga
, Pukholovo, Sinyavino
, Molodtsevo (formerly known as Molochny Complex), Shlisselburg
(formerly Petrokrepost), Pavlovo, and Otradnoye
.
Kirovsk has four high schools, a music school, and a hospital, but no maternity ward. The main employers are: the Ladoga plant (which manufactured Soviet nuclear submarine equipment until it switched to machine parts and electronics), Dubrovsky Zavod, 8th Power Station. Because of these industries, Kirovsk was considered a closed city
Kirovsk is home to the Diorama, which is housed inside the Ladozhsky Bridge
over the Neva River
. The site, otherwise known as "The Road of Life", commemorates Kirovsk's role as being the sole entry point for goods destined to Saint Petersburg
(formerly known as Leningrad
) when Nazi troops had blockade
of the city during World War II
.
Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Leningrad Oblast, Russia....
of Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the left bank of the Neva River
Neva River
The Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length , it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge .The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake...
, 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) east of St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. Population:
It was founded in 1929 as Nevdubstroy settlement by Sergey Kirov
Sergey Kirov
Sergei Mironovich Kirov , born Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov, was a prominent early Bolshevik leader in the Soviet Union. Kirov rose through the Communist Party ranks to become head of the Party organization in Leningrad...
. It was renamed after Kirov and received town status in 1953. The town consists of the Old Town built in the 1950s and Ladoga, the part built during the Soviet construction boom of the 1980s. The main industries suffered severely during the catastrophic era of Yeltsinism
Yeltsinism
Yeltsinism is a term sometimes used to denote the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The term "Yeltsinism" is most often used with a negative connotation...
. Most people try to find work in the nearby St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
.
The nearest settlements include Mga
Mga
Mga is an urban locality in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: The name is almost certainly from the identically named river Mga on which it lies ; the suggestion that it comes from the initials of the owner of the land in the 19th century, Maria Grigorievna Apraksin Mga ...
, Pukholovo, Sinyavino
Sinyavino
Sinyavino is an urban locality in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located east of St. Petersburg and east from Kirovsk. Population: It was founded in 1930....
, Molodtsevo (formerly known as Molochny Complex), Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated at the head of the Neva River on Lake Ladoga, east of St. Petersburg. From 1944 to 1992, it was known as Petrokrepost...
(formerly Petrokrepost), Pavlovo, and Otradnoye
Otradnoye, Leningrad Oblast
Otradnoye is a town in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located east of St. Petersburg on the left bank of the Neva River, at its confluence with the Tosna River...
.
Kirovsk has four high schools, a music school, and a hospital, but no maternity ward. The main employers are: the Ladoga plant (which manufactured Soviet nuclear submarine equipment until it switched to machine parts and electronics), Dubrovsky Zavod, 8th Power Station. Because of these industries, Kirovsk was considered a closed city
Closed city
A closed city or closed town is a settlement with travel and residency restrictions in the Soviet Union and some of its successor countries. In modern Russia, such places are officially known as "closed administrative-territorial formations" ....
Kirovsk is home to the Diorama, which is housed inside the Ladozhsky Bridge
Ladozhsky Bridge
Ladozhsky Bridge is uppermost bridge across the Neva River. It is located in Leningrad Oblast, near Kirovsk. It is a part of Murmansk Highway ....
over the Neva River
Neva River
The Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length , it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge .The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake...
. The site, otherwise known as "The Road of Life", commemorates Kirovsk's role as being the sole entry point for goods destined to Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
(formerly known as Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
) when Nazi troops had blockade
Siege of Leningrad
The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last...
of the city during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.