The Russian North (Russian: Русский Север) is an ethnocultural region situated in the northwestern part of Russia. It spans the regions of Arkhangelsk Oblast (including Nenets Autonomous Okrug), Murmansk Oblast, the Republic of Karelia, Komi Republic and Vologda Oblast.[1] It is known for its traditions of folk art - in particular, wooden architecture, wood and bone carving and painting.[2] Due to its remoteness, the rural parts of Russian North preserve much of the archaic aspects of Russian culture during the 19th and 20th centuries, making it of particular interest to historians, culturologists and ethnographers.[3]
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- ^ Овсянников О. В. Люди и города Средневекового Севера : Монография. — Архангельск: Северо-Западное книжное издательство, 1971. p. 78. (in Russian)
- ^ "Russia's federal constituent entities". Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 2021-02-13.