Mandrogi house

There are guest houses and private houses in the village, along with several craft shops. This is one of several posh-looking private houses. One shop proudly displayed photographs of Putin showing his skill at painting Matryoshka (nested) dolls.

Cruise end, and history

June 3rd 2017
Geo: 59.9356, 30.3302Yesterday we cruised to the craft village of Mandrogi, on the Svir River. It has been constructed as a tourist attraction over the last 20 years by an entrepreneur. It is successful enough to be adopted by the authorities as an official village, and it was fun.In the afternoon we were to sail across Lake Ladoga and go down the 70 km Neva River to St P. The wind had whip ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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