Around Svetloyar

Kitezh (Russian: Ки́теж) is a legendary and mythical city beneath the waters of Lake Svetloyar in the Voskresensky District of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in central Russia. Reference to Kitezh appears for the first time in "Kitezh Chronicle", an anonymous book from the late 18th century, believed to have originated among the Old Believers.

Lake Svetloyar (Russian: Озеро Светлоя́р, romanized: ozero svetloyar) is a small, deep lake in the Voskresensky District of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in central Russia. It is located within the territory of the Voskresenskoe Povetluzhye Nature Park. The lake is classified as a Federal natural monument, and is projected to become part of Russian cultural heritage.