Kargopol is a town of 13000 in Russia. It is built on both sides of the Onega River in the Kargopolsky district of the Arkhangelsk region not far from Lake Lacha. Onega river, 260 mi (420 km) long is in the North-West of the European part of Russia. ... Arkhangelsk Oblast (Арха́нгельская о́бласть) is a regional subdivision of Russia. ... Lake Lacha is a lake in northwest Russia in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, near the old city of Kargopol. ...

It was founded in 1146 by people who moved there from Novgorod. Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Но́вгород) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the highway (and railway) connecting Moscow and St Petersburg. ...

For several centuries Kargopol was an important trade center. When the cities of Arkhangelsk and Saint Petersburg were built, Kargopol became less important. A 19th-century view of Arkhangelsk port. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...

Kargopol is famous for its examples of medieval Russian architecture, mainly wooden and stone churches. The earliest of these buildings is the stone Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, completed in 1562. Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ...

It is also famous for "Kargopolskie igrushki", literally Kargopol toys. They are small, simple clay figures which have been painted in traditional style.