Settlement Roshchino, Leningrad region

The small, pretty holiday village of Roshino (Leningrad region) is just an hour away by car or by suburban train from the northern capital. Here, the beautiful nature, fresh air and clear surface of the lakes. In winter, residents of the village and tourists have the opportunity to have an active holiday on Puhtolova Gora, a local ski resort that is located nearby.

The emergence of the village

For the first time about the village of Raivola (the so-called Roshchino village of the Leningrad region) was mentioned in the XVI century. Judging by the surviving old tax books, it belonged to the Uusikirkko volost, and there were only 7 peasant households in it.

It is believed that the first farmers who came to these lands, who eventually settled in these places, had to literally take literally every meter of arable land from the forests. They did this, cutting and uprooting entire plots of forest tracts. As a result of this activity, the gentle slopes of the hills became later fields and meadows. Such work was rather difficult and took a lot of time.

There is a version according to which peasants who cleared and cultivated new lands for themselves first were residents of nearby villages, and the sites themselves were called Raivola, which means "plowing", "clearing".

There is another variant of the name of this settlement. Legend has it that here once lived coachmen who traveled from Petersburg to Vyborg along a well-cared-up postal road. And who of the Russians does not like fast driving? It was for their speed that the village was called "rabid" (in Finnish this word sounds like "Rayvo"). However, the version has nothing to do with reality. The fact is that when the mention in the historical documents of the name of Raivola first appeared, there was still no postal tract, nor the city of St. Petersburg.

There are reports that in 1778 in the village lived 72 people, and by 1818 there were already more than two hundred. Approximately at the same time, apart from the Finnish population, which settled here initially, Russian settlers began to appear. They numbered about 700 people. The emergence of such a large Russian colony was due to the fact that in these places they started building an iron foundry. It mainly worked serfs who came from Russia. After the abolition of serfdom, Russian workers were allocated land plots on the coast of the river Raivolan-yoki. So the village was divided into Russian and Finnish parts.

Military years

From autumn 1941 to summer 1944, Raivola (Roshchino, Leningrad region) was in the rear of the Finnish line of defense. There were also military units of the reserve army. After the end of the Winter War, part of the Finnish territory became part of the USSR. Then the first Soviet settlers were drawn here. They worked to restore the destroyed infrastructure of the village.

New name

It should be noted that the settlement of Raivola has changed greatly externally, and even the name has become different. Since in 3 km from the village there was a famous Lindolovo grove, left from the time of Peter I, the village in 1948 was given a new name - Roshchino. On the map of the Leningrad Region it is clear that a railway passes through this village. It is quite easy to get here from St. Petersburg, taking a suburban train at the Finland Station.

sights

Despite its small size, the village of Roshchino (Leningrad region), its attractions still have. This is a building of the Finnish building of the beginning of the last century - the shop of Pekka Paavolainen, as well as the new Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

In addition, wonderful creative people lived and worked here, including poetess Edith Sodergran. Her literary heritage is small, but the technique and complexity of the poems of this talented poet make many biographers and literary scholars study her relatively short biography for more than 70 years.

Her family was mostly Swedish, although they moved to Raivola in 1892. Deprived of cultural ties, they lived in some isolation from the local society, so this fact left some imprint on the work of Edith, which contributed to the development in her character of some spiritual loneliness.

They buried Södergran in 1923 in her native town of Raivola, now Roshchino (Leningrad region). The photo of the house near the church has survived to this day. It is assumed that the poet lived there.

To my great regret, the grave has not been preserved. Approximately on the site of her burial in the park in 1960, a new monument was erected. At the request of Edith Sodergran society, sculptor Nina Terno created a small monument to her beloved cat Totti.

Ship Grove

On the Karelian Isthmus, not far from the village of Roshino (Leningrad region), there is a real pearl of nature - the Lindulovo larch grove (it is also called the Shipyard). This is one of the oldest plantations in Europe. It is located about 60 km from St. Petersburg, where the Lindulovka River flows, which is only 7 km from the Baltic coast.

According to legend, this territory was once visited by Peter I. He drew attention to the excellent location and fertile soils of this area, after which he ordered to plant a ship's forest here for the needs of the Krondstat shipyard.
Today the peaks of these 250-year-old trees rise to a height of 40 m.

Modern life

In the village of Roshino (Leningrad region) is well-developed tourist infrastructure, there is everything for a full life and comfortable rest. It is also characterized by its excellent transport accessibility. It can be reached either by car or by suburban train.

Near the village there is a picturesque pond Belets. It's just fantastic fishing! But for swimming, Lake Krugloe, which is only one and a half kilometer , is best. Approximately the same distance should be overcome to Roshchinsky Lake. Rest on these reservoirs will be remembered for a long time by nature lovers and will fill them with energy and good mood.