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Arkhangelsk tourist information
Arkhangelsk tourist information
The city was founded in 1584 and became the first Russian port playing the major role in trade with Europe until the foundation of Saint Petersburg in 1703. Since that, Archangelsk has been developing as a provincial city. The second negative impact on its importance went from the foundation of Murmansk, a trans-polar non-frozen seaport at Barents Sea, in the beginning of 20th century. The honour came to the city again during the years of World War II, when Arkhangelsk was the key destination point for Allied sea convoys those helped Soviet Union to confront Hitler's aggression.
Arkhangelsk claims itself the capital of Russian North. This is a bit pretentious, but reasonable at least in matter of cultural life, which is very active comparing to most cities of the same size in Russia.
The economy of Arkhangelsk is based on timber trade and paper industry. The city has a large commercial and fishing port.
Located off the beaten path of major tourist flow, Arkhangelsk can be a transit point during a travel to Solovki, but also worth a separate visit.
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