Pomors
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The Pomors are an ethnographic group traditionally thought to be descended from Russian settlers living on the White Sea coasts and nearby regions, with their southern boundary marked by a watershed d
Malye Korely, a 17th-century Pomor village, 28 km east of Arkhangelsk
Pomor village, early 20th century
A 17th-century Pomor church near Kholmogory
"Bird of happiness" as cultural symbol
Kola Peninsula
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The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme northwest of Russia, and one of the largest peninsulas of Europe. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lies almost completely
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…served as their chief town until the rise of Arkhangelsk in the late 16th century. From their base at Kola, they explored the Barents Region, the Kola Peninsula, and Novaya Zemlya. Reliable records of the Pomors regularly visiting Novaya Zemlya and Vaygach Island date to the 16th century. One such record includes…
View of the Kola Peninsula near Murmansk
The Khibiny Mountains have an Arctic-moderate climate
Ripe cloudberry
An Arctic fox