BEACH ON ONE PART OF THE WALKWAY ALONG THE DVINA RIVER

CRUISE TO THE WHITE SEA ON THE NAUTICA

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July 15th 2018
Arkhangelsk Today we are in ARkhangelsk. We had to tender ashore and its was a very difficult route to follow. No tender today We have a real dock. Arkhangelsk is considerably bigger than the other islands we have visited with a larger population. The ground is basically a marsh so construction is very difficult. All of the buildings were originally wood. Many of the houses are still wood. O ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more