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Arkhangel’sk
City in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Arkhangel’sk

Arkhangelsk, historically called in English Archangel and later Archangelsk, is the administrative center and largest city of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

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It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River, near its mouth into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometres (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703, when it was replaced by the newly founded Saint Petersburg.

Get in

Getting to Arkhangel’sk

Arkhangelsk has two airports: Talagi for interregional flights and Vaskovo for flights within Arkhangelsk region.

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    Talagi Airport

    There are several daily flights from Moscow (from Sheremetyevo Intl.

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    Arkhangelsk
See

Worth seeing

Arkhangelsk had been founded in 1584, but until the 20th century nearly all buildings were wooden. That is why there are not so many examples of old architecture here. Outside of the centre, buildings become very typical, but the core part of the city has some diversity. Orientation is easy from Lenin Square, where Arkhangelsk's only skyscraper is built.

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    Northern Dvina's embankment

    Arkhangelsk is the theme of the Russian 500-ruble banknote, and walking through the embankment you can find all the sites printed on it.

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    Wooden Arkhangelsk

    Wooden buildings are being gradually moved out of the city, but still Arkhangelsk contains many sections of such 1- to 2-floor houses.

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    Solombala Island

    Northern Dvina's delta is full of flat islands, several of them form parts of Arkhangelsk, and Solombala is the most known of such parts.

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    Malye Korely

    An open-air museum of Russian North's wooden architecture.

Do

Things to do

Walk through Northern Dvina embankment, see kilometers of water and feel strong wind in any season. Have something to drink in city cafes. Visit one of the city festivals (summer: street theatres from all Europe, winter: ice sculpture festivals) Arkhangelsk is called to be cultural capital of Russian North, so plunge into local culture: pay attention to the natural history museum and the gallery of arts, spend an…

Eat

Where to eat

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    Biblio-cafe

    A nice caffeterie in the heart of the city.

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    Treskoed
How locals move

Getting around Arkhangel’sk the local way

  • Get aroundPublic transportation is represented with buses and marshrutki (shared minibuses).

From Wikivoyage: Arkhangelsk, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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