Vinnitsy

The pogost of Vinnitsy was first mentioned in 1137. It became the center of a volost under the Lodeynopolsky Uyezd in the 18th century, remaining so until early Soviet times. When the Leningrad Oblast was established in August 1927, Vinnitsy became the center of the Vinnitsky District, which held the status of a Veps national district from 1931 until 1938. During World War II, the district's center was temporarily relocated to the village of Ozyora further away from the frontline. The modern settlement of Vinnitsy was formed in the 20th century after a merger of multiple smaller villages along the Oyat. The Vinnitsky District was abolished in 1963 and its territory became part of the Lodeynopolsky District.^[2] Since 1965, Vinnitsy has been part of the Podporozhsky District.^[4]

Vinnitsy has a library and a House of Culture, which houses a Veps ethnographic exhibition. The annual Veps cultural festival Drevo zhizni ('Tree of Life') has been held in the village since 1987. There are two wooden Orthodox churches on the site of the old pogost: Saint Barbara's Church built in the 18th century and the Church of the Nativity built in the 19th century.^[5]