Izhorsky Battalion Street

Izborsky Battalion Street in Kolpino is named after a military unit formed from workers of the Izorsky Plant and local residents in late August 1941. The first commander of the battalion was V. S. Kudryavtsev, a factory engineer, and the unit saw its first battle on September 4, 1941, after which it was reorganized into the 72nd Separate Machine Gun-Artillery Battalion in July 1942. The western end of this street leads to the Izorsky Pond, where Kolpino residents gather on holidays to watch fireworks, causing the road section to be sometimes closed to traffic. The modern appearance of the neighborhood at the intersection with Krymskaya and Oktyabrskaya Streets took shape in the late 1970s with the construction of four nine-story buildings.