Staraya Ladoga Staraya Ladoga Staraya Ladoga (); ; ) is a rural locality (a "selo") in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Volkhov River near Lake Ladoga, north of the town of Volkhov, the administrative center of the district. It used to be a prosperous trading outpost in the 8th and 9th centuries. A multi-ethnic settlement, it was dominated by Scandinavians who were called by the name of Rus'. For that reason, it is sometimes called the first capital of Russia. Dendrochronology suggests that Ladoga was founded in 753. Until 950, it was one of the most important trading
Lake Glubokoye (Karelian Isthmus) Lake Glubokoye (Karelian Isthmus) Lake Glubokoye (, lit. "Deep Lake"; ) is a lake on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast. The nearby larger settlements are Kirillovskoye (18 km) and Baryshevo (38 km). The area of the lake is , and the area of its drainage basin is . The lake is connected by an unnamed channel with Lake Bolshoye Rakovoye, located several kilometers northeast. In its turn, Lake Bolshoye Rakovoye is the source of the Bulatnaya River, which flows into the southern branch of the Vuoksi River. The whole system belongs to the basin of Lake Ladoga