The Luga River was mentioned in 947 in connection with the campaign of Princess Olga to Novgorod, through the river Luga, Saba, Plyussa and Zhelcha…
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The Luga River was mentioned in 947 in connection with the campaign of Princess Olga to Novgorod, through the river Luga, Saba, Plyussa and Zhelcha…
In XVII- XIX there has always been trade on the navigable Luga River. River shipping fed many small forestry enterprises and prosperous peasant farms. In the village of Samro, its inhabitants were considered the richest in pre-revolutionary Russia. The huge 70-meter bell tower, which was illuminated by John of Kronstadt himself, says a lot …
