Lenin’s Hovel

Lenin’s hovel, also known as the Shalash, was a temporary hideout constructed in July 1917 in the meadows of Sestroretsk near Lake Razliv, outside Petrograd.

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Opening hours:
10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Wednesday: closed
Type: Museum
Description: history site in Sestroretsk, Russia
Also known as: “Lenin’s Hut”, “Lenin’s Shack”, “Lenin’s Shalash”, and “Музей «Шалаш В. И. Ленина»”
Address: дорога к Шалашу Ленина 3, Сестрорецк, 197701

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and Памятники жертвам военных конфликтов на земле Курортного района Санкт-Петербурга.

Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

Church

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Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is situated 3½ km west of Lenin’s Hovel.

Памятники жертвам военных конфликтов на земле Курортного района Санкт-Петербурга

Cemetery

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Памятники жертвам военных конфликтов на земле Курортного района Санкт-Петербурга is a cemetery, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Lenin’s Hovel.

Razliv railway station

Railway stop

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Razliv railway station is a railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built by the JSC Prinorskaya Saint Peterburg–Sestroretsk railway and opened on November 26, 1894, when the Primorskaya line was extended from Razdelnaya to Sestroretsk. Razliv railway station is situated 3½ km west of Lenin’s Hovel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sestroretsk and Aleksandrovskaya.

Sestroretsk

Town

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Sestroretsk is a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the Sestra River and the Sestroretskiy Lake 34 kilometers northwest of St. Sestroretsk is situated 4½ km northwest of Lenin’s Hovel.