pearl of the russian north

Ilya Lomonosov, or Arkhangelsk, if you prefer. No, there are no polar bears on the streets here, quit asking me. [ independent aph oc roleplay blog ]

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Ivan Zakharov

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You are very much among the living, Ilya.

But yes! I am who you assume, rest assured. Do not be afraid, child.

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Oh- oh, oh, thank God! I was worried for a moment.

I was just-- surprised. I am not afraid. C-can I get you anything? Raspberry tea, maybe?

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Pomor women from the Pinezhsky District, 1927.

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Northern Lights in Arkhangelsk.

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American and other Allied soldiers on an armored train near Arkhangelsk in Russia during the Polar Bear Expedition, c. 1919.

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Are you...?

No, no, that’s impossible, unless I’m dead. Am I dead? Oh Lord, have mercy upon my soul.

[Fervently begins crossing himself.]

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Color The Night I JJK I Ivan Zakharov I POSH I Nov 12

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Arkhangelsk is a peaceful city of 350,000, surrounded by vast forests. The city is currently undergoing a transformation and the restoration of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University, or NArFU,  as part of a Kremlin-led reform of the higher education system is hoped to bring a new dynamism to the city. 

Learn more about Arkhangelsk’s science development bid

Source: Ivan Malkin

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Dress

Arkhangelsk Province, Russia

1850-1900

State Hermitage Museum

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Don’t do this.

–It’s only been a week or so, you’ll live. Do you want some tea?

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All I heard was, yes, Ilya, please do this. I think you need to go to church, personally. Find God.

Two weeks is like two years here. I’m stuck all alone with a self-righteous cripple and a twelve year old. The north is terrible sometimes.

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…It sounds odd when you say it.

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It’s hilarious. Daddushka. Papachka. How do you live with yourself, Vladislav.

It’s been too long

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Daddushka.

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Cranberry, then.

Oh, boy, is Vladislav my father now? I love him, I really do, but..what. What the hell. Do I need to call him.

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You know of his affinity to be called a certain title, hm? I wouldn’t recommend considering him your parental figure.

—Honey or sugar?

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Please don’t remind me about that. And I don’t consider him that anyways. We’re not even that far apart age-wise.

Sugar. Just a little.

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Sure. Why not. What kind do you have.

You don’t visit me enough, you know that.

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Chamomile, cranberry, green, and black now. I haven’t been shopping lately.

Yes, but you know how demanding my job is, I hardly have time for myself. Vladislav thinks I’m a bad influence on you, by the way, he informed me via voicemail while drunk.

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Cranberry, then.

Oh, boy, is Vladislav my father now? I love him, I really do, but..what. What the hell. Do I need to call him.

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Do you want some tea or something.

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Sure. Why not. What kind do you have.

You don’t visit me enough, you know that.

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Views of the Russian North by Yuri Ushakov, 1960s. 

The wooden churches from the paintings are very old - most of them were built in the 16th-17th centuries. In those times the Russian North was a wealthy trading region, with numerous cities and villages. 

Wooden architecture is traditional to the Russian North; and the best examples of it still survived. Despite nowadays the situation with the economics and population in the region is merely disastrous. 

(By the way Zvyagintsev’s movie “Leviathan”is set  in the Russian North) 

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Snow by Alexander Kozlov on Flickr.