Assumption Cathedral, Staraya Ladoga Assumption Cathedral, Staraya Ladoga Assumption Cathedral, also Dormition Cathedral () in the selo of Staraya Ladoga, Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia is one of the oldest churches of Russia, dating from the second half of the 12th century. It is one of the few surviving pre-Mongol buildings in Russia, and the northernmost one. The cathedral is the katholikon of the female Assumption Monastery, one of the several monasteries in Staraya Ladoga, and is located on the left bank of the Volkhov River. The building was designated an architectural monument of federal significance (#4710028015). Staraya Ladoga was the first seat of
Staraya Ladoga House of Creativity the largest exhibitions in 1960-1980s. and later in retrospective exhibitions of Soviet art. The main museums, Russian and foreign collectors became owners of this painting. Also it became a base of an extensive fount of painting, graphics and sculpture of the museum "Staraya Ladoga". Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and liquidation of the Art Foundation at the beginning of the 1990s, the House of Creativity lost its financial support and was closed. Since 2003, when the 1250th anniversary of Staraya Ladoga was celebrated, public efforts to revive it have been intensified. Staraya Ladoga House of Creativity The House