Battle on the Neva Site (Ust-Izhora)

In Ust-Izhora, where historical reenactments have been held annually since 1992, is the site of the Battle of the Neva. In memory of Prince Alexander Nevsky's victory over the Swedes in 1711, a wooden church was founded here by decree of Peter I. The village has two museums dedicated to this event: the diorama "Battle of the Neva 1240" with a panoramic canvas by Igor Zhebrovsky, reproducing the landscape of the 13th century, and the museum "Alexander Nevsky and the Izhora Land" with an earthen fortress from the 18th century. The Novgorod First Chronicle of the 14th century is one of the earliest sources describing this battle.