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Murmansk Russia night view from Abram Mys on Murmansk Murmansk is a largest city behind the Polar circle
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On Leningradskaya Ulitsa we saw this unusually-shaped memorial surrounded by daisies and fragrant lilacs. The structure is concrete painted bright white, with steps up both sides to the top. We were told that it is styled after a ship's bridge, and I can certainly see the resemblance. Erected in 1927, this was the...
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Murmansk is above the Arctic Circle, but its enjoys some warming by the Gulf Stream. Thus this panorama has trees and green grass and flowers and no signs of Arctic tundra the like of which surrounds me at home in Kotzebue Alaska. On this late July day, the temperature was downright hot. In this panorama you can ...
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Before we boarded our ship, we visited the Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore, History and Economy on Lenina Avenue. The Museum's web page states that they were founded on October 17, 1926, and that they are the oldest museum in the Murmansk region. The museum has a nice collection of artifacts from various period...
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With its bright white exterior and lapis blue roof, this is a very beautiful church. There was a wedding in progress the day that we visited Murmansk, so I did not go inside.
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Here we are very near to the North Pole, having a party on the drifting ice . The passengers and crew were in a festive mood despite our awakening for the arrival at the Pole in the middle of last night. The sky was clear with a brilliant sun warming us as we ventured off the ship. You might see some people dressed in ...
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This 39 meter statue of a Russian World War II soldier commemorates Murmansk as a Russian Hero City and commemorates the soldiers who protected Russia from invasion during the Second World War. Murmansk is localed in a place of strategic importance on the Kola River about 12 km from the Barents Sea. Although the...
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