Okkervil
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The Okkervil (Template:Langx) is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta. It is Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.
The name Okkervil appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called Little Okhta (Template:Langx) as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka (Template:Langx).
"Okkervil River" is the title of a well-known short story by Tatyana Tolstaya.[1] The Austin, Texas-based indie rock band named Okkervil River takes its name from the story.
Bridges
There are ten bridges across Okkervil River:
- Utkin Bridge
- Zanevsky Bridge
- Yablonovsky Bridge
- Rossijsky Bridge
- Kollontay Bridge
- Podvoisky Bridge
- Tovarischesky Bridge
- Dybenko Bridge
- Ice Bridge
- Klochkov Bridge
References
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- ↑ Helena Goscilo Fruits of Her Plume: Essays on Contemporary Russian 1317470036... 2015- Page 67 "Tolstaia's “Okkervil River,” one of her most poetic stories, about a man's dream ... the limit of the world poetically embodied in the “Okkervil River” (which actually exists in Leningrad/St. Petersburg) can be "
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