Arkhangelsk
region
Novodvinsk fortress was the first Russian fortification built in star fort style. Its construction helped to fully control the main fairway to Arkhangelsk that was used by trade and military ships, coming from Europe. The fortress was a corner stone of a fortification complex located in the mouth of the Northern Dvina.
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Kenozersky National Park was established in 1991. The territory of the park is a natural, historical and cultural complex located in the southwestern part of the Arkhangelsk region at the junction of the Plesetsk and Kargopol districts.
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The first mention of Kargopol in written sources dates back to 1380. In the Nikon Chronicle there is a mention of the fact that the Kargopol prince Gleb brought his squad under the banner of the great Moscow Prince Dmitry Donskoy and participated in the Kulikovo battle. .
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Antonievo-Siysky monastery is located in a picturesque place, among forests and lakes.
The founder of the Siysky Monastery is Anthony with six associates in
1520 on the Mikhailovsky Peninsula, near a small river built a chapel, cells, and in 1525 received a princely decree recognizing the newly formed monastery with securing occupied land for it.
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The main attraction of the village is the historical and memorial Lomonosov museum, which was opened in 1940. There are 6 halls in it, which themes are: "The North is Lomonosov's motherland", "The way to science", "Lomonosov is a scientist, a poet, an educator", "In memory of Lomonosov", "In memory of Shubin the sculptor", "Lomonosov studies" (literature about Lomonosov, and some mobile exhibitions).
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Everyone who comes to Golubino should see a natural monument of regional significance - the Golubinsky karst massif. After a long road from Arkhangelsk passing along the river Northern Dvina and further along the river Pinega you seem to find yourself in another dimension. Deep canyons, impregnable rocks, road serpentines - all this is a part of the Pinega karst stunning in its beauty and grandeur.
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