[8] The selo of Sinyavino was created in the beginning of the 18th century, when Peter the Great gave the lands in the area to his military officer Naum Senyavin.

The selo was destroyed during World War II and never restored, but the name was transferred in the 1920s to the settlement which was serving peat production.

The settlement of Sinyavino was at the time located in Leningradsky Uyezd of Leningrad Governorate.

[9] On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Mginsky District, with the administrative center in Mga, was established.

Both canals run along the southern shore of Lake Ladoga, north of Sinyavino.