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Sewerodwinsk (Russian: Северодви́нск) is a city in Archangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the delta of the Northern Dvina, 35 km west of Archangelsk. It has population of 201,551 (2002 Census). Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ... The Northern Dvina (Се́верная Двина́) is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. ... Murmansk, Archangelsk, Dikson, Tiksi, on the Arctic Ocean The city of Arkhangelsk (Арха́нгельск, formerly in English Archangel) lies on the Northern Dvina River (Се́верная Двина́) near... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

History

View of the Karelian Monastery of St. Nicholas in the early 20th century.

The settlement on the site of modern Sewerodwinsk was first mentioned in 1419, when the Swedes sailed into the bay and burnt down the Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery that stood on the shore. This monastery is believed to have been founded by St. Euphemius, an Orthodox missionary in the Karelian lands. The abbey stood in ruins until 1471, when two sons of Marfa Boretskaja were killed by a vicious storm and their bodies were recovered on the beach near the monastery twelve days later. At the urging of Boretskaja, the monastery was restored and her sons were buried there. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 516 pixelsFull resolution (885 × 571 pixel, file size: 83 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of the 17th-century Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery in Severodvinsk in the 1900s. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 516 pixelsFull resolution (885 × 571 pixel, file size: 83 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of the 17th-century Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery in Severodvinsk in the 1900s. ... This article is about Karelia, the land of the Karelians, in its broadest meaning. ...

On 24 August 1553, a ship of Richard Chancellor reached the salt-mining settlement of Nenoksa, which is still famous for its traditional wooden architecture. The British sailors proceeded to the Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery, where they were surprised to find a community of "sailors in soutanes" and a pier large enough to accommodate several ships. The main church of this extraordinary establishment was dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the holy patron of sailors; hence, the whole White Sea became known in the 16th-century English maps as "St. Nicholas Bay". is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Richard Chancellor (birth date unknown — 1556) was an English explorer; the first to penetrate to the White Sea and establish relations with Russia. ... Saint Nicholas (Greek: , Agios Nikolaos, victory of the people) is the common name for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (in modern day Antalya province, Turkey), who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus. ... Map of the White Sea Two satellite photos of the White Sea The White Sea (Russian: ) is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the North Western coast of Russia. ...

The Nikolo-Karelsky Monastery flourished after the establishment of the Muscovy Company, as the bulk of their trade passed through the local harbour. In August 1618, the harbour was visited by John Tradescant the elder, who conducted a survey of an island situated opposite the monastery. This island became known in the British tradition as Rose Island, because it was there that Tradescant found an exceedingly rare plant which he labelled "Rosa Moscovita" and brought back to London. Ivan IV of Russia demonstrates his treasures to the English ambassador (1875) The Muscovy Company (also called Russian Company or Muscovy Trading Company, Russian: Московская компания), was a trading company chartered in 1555. ... John Tradescant the elder (ca 1570s – 15/16 April, 1638), father of John Tradescant the younger, was an English naturalist, gardener, collector and traveller, probably born in Suffolk, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Entrance to the Karelian Monastery of St. Nicholas (1691), now in the Kolomenskoe Museum of Moscow.

The extant buildings of the monastery were constructed at the close of the Muscovite period. The five-domed cathedral of St. Nicholas was built in 1670-74, preceded by the Assumption church (1664-67), to which it is joined by a gallery. Several decades later, the walls and towers were built of timber; the best preserved of these towers was transported by the Soviets to Kolomenskoe, Moscow, where it may be seen to this day. Image File history File links Kolomen04. ... Image File history File links Kolomen04. ... Kolomenskoye (Коломенское) is a former royal estate situated several miles to the south-east of Moscow downtown, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). ... Kolomenskoye (Коломенское) is a former royal estate situated several miles to the south-east of Moscow downtown, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ...

Modern city

The modern city of Sewerodwinsk was developed in the Soviet period. It received the town status in 1938. In 1938–1957 it was named Molotowsk (Мо́лотовск), after Wyacheslaw Molotow.

During the World War II it was the place where a significant part of the materials delivered to Russia by the Arctic Convoys to Murmansk and Archangelsk were actually unloaded. For example, Empire Elgar, a Heavy Lift Ship that arrived in Archangelsk on Convoy PQ16, spent eight weeks unloading some of the ships from the famous convoy PQ17. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Arctic convoys of World War II travelled from the USA and the United Kingdom to the northern ports of the USSR - Archangel and Murmansk. ... Murmansk coin Murmansk (Russian: ; Finnish: (archaic); Northern Sami: ; Skolt Sami: ) is a city in the extreme northwest part of Russia with a seaport on the Kola Bay, 12 km from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russias borders with Norway and... Murmansk, Archangelsk, Dikson, Tiksi, on the Arctic Ocean The city of Arkhangelsk (Арха́нгельск, formerly in English Archangel) lies on the Northern Dvina River (Се́верная Двина́) near... SS Empire Elgar was a heavy lift ship on Arctic Convoy Convoy PQ-16. ... PQ-17 was a World War II convoy carrying war materiel from Britain and the USA to the USSR. PQ-17 sailed in June-July 1942 and suffered the heaviest losses of any Russia-bound (PQ) convoy, with 25 vessels out of 36 lost to enemy action. ...

There is the main Russian naval base for nuclear submarines, and also major submarine construction (64.5817 N, 39.8307 E) and repairing facilities. The 17th-century buildings of the Nikolo-Korelsky monastery were adapted and are still used for shipbuilding purposes (see here).

Online references

• History of the Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery (Russian)

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