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Arkhangelsk, City and Region

Founded in 1584, this region is located in the Northern European section of Russia bordering the very cold White, Barents and Kara Seas. Arkhangelsk is also known in the English world by the name Archangel which is the literal translation of the Russian word but is also known by the other common spellings of Archangelsk and Arkhangel'sk. We hope this list will continue to grow as more communities become represented on the World Wide Web so please be sure to let us know if you are aware of any other sites.

  • Archangel'sk: Russia *

    Alexey Shiryayev's images of this area.

  • Arkahangelsk Area *

    Culture, business, environmental, governmental and much more information is provided in both Russian and English.

  • Germi - Archangelsk *

    Information and photos of this town are provided by the travel agency. The Russian version contains more photos of the area.

  • Germi - Malye Korely *

    This outdoor museum of wooden architecture located near Arkhangelsk contains more than 100 buildings that have been moved to this location from different areas of the north. Photos and descriptions are provided for many of these strucutures. (Russian version)

  • NUPI Centre for Russian Studies Database - Arkhangelsk *

    Facts, statistics and information about the government is provided about this region.

  • Photo Gallary - Arkhangelsk Region *

    A large collection of Arkhangelsk region photos.

  • Photos of Arkhangelsk *

    Pavel Parfenov's collection of Arkhangelsk photos

  • Unofficial Vodlozero National Park Homepage *

    Matti Pellinen has put together a site with lots of information and photos about this park that is in the Karelia Republic and the Archangel Oblast. The majority of pictures are located on the travelogue pages.

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