Northern Russia

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Northern Russia is the vast, sparsely populated northern region of the Russian state, characterized by its Arctic climate, remote settlements, and strategic importance during the Russian Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
borders Arctic Ocean
characterizedBy long, cold winters
low population density
permafrost
remote settlements
taiga forests
tundra landscapes
contains Arkhangelsk Governorate (historical)
Karelia region
linked to: Karelia

Komi region
linked to: Komi ASSR

Murmansk region
linked to: Murmansk Oblast

Nenets region
Yamalo-Nenets region
parts of Siberia
country Russia
hasClimate arctic climate
subarctic climate
hasEconomicActivity fishing
forestry
mining
oil and gas extraction
reindeer herding
hasFeature midnight sun in summer
polar night in winter
hasStrategicImportance access to Arctic sea routes
military presence
resource extraction
historicalRole site of foreign intervention during Russian Civil War
theater of operations in Russian Civil War
includesCoastline Barents Sea
Kara Sea
White Sea
inhabitedBy Komi people
linked to: Komi

Nenets people
linked to: Nenets

Russian population
Saami people
linked to: Sámi

indigenous peoples of the North
knownFor harsh climate conditions
strategic importance during Russian Civil War
language Russian
locatedIn Eurasia
Northern Hemisphere
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
partOf Asian Russia
linked to: North Asia

European Russia
Russian Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
timeZone multiple Russian time zones

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White Army territory Northern Russia
Army Group North areaOfOperations Northern Russia
Archangel locatedInRegion Russian North
linked to: Northern Russia
Archangel partOf Northern economic region of Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Kholmogory locatedIn Northern Russia
Kholmogory associatedWith Russian North
linked to: Northern Russia
Rybachy Peninsula partOf Far North of Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Arkhangelsk Oblast locatedIn Northern Russia
Northern Dvina River partOf Northern European Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Neney nenets region Arctic Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Arctic theatre of World War II locatedIn Soviet Far North
linked to: Northern Russia
Kola Peninsula belongsTo Russian Arctic region
linked to: Northern Russia
Kanin Peninsula locatedIn northwestern Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Nenets Autonomous Okrug partOf Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
linked to: Northern Russia
Murmansk Oblast locatedIn Northern European Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
16th Army areaOfOperations Northern Russia
Chukchi ethnographicRegion Arctic Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Olenyok region Northern Siberia
linked to: Northern Russia
Tiksi partOf Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Yana River basin partOf Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Arkhangelsk historicalRegion Russian North
linked to: Northern Russia
Novaya Zemlya locatedIn Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Franz Josef Land partOf Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
United States Armed Forces in World War I theater North Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Vilkitsky Strait region Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Sannikov Strait locatedIn Northern Russia
Yugorsky Strait locatedIn Northern Russia
Yugorsky Strait locatedIn Arctic Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
High North includesRegion northern Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Taz River locatedIn Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Taimyr River basin partOf Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
M-8 highway locatedIn northern Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
White Sea Karelia partOf Russian North
linked to: Northern Russia
Cherepovets historicalRegion Russian North
linked to: Northern Russia
Pur River locatedIn Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Arkhangelsk region Russian North
subject linked to: Archangel City
linked to: Northern Russia
Khatanga River partOf Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Severomorsk partOf Russian Far North
linked to: Northern Russia
Stroganov family originatedIn Northern Russia
Pyasina River region Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Pyasina River region Arctic Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Kara River locatedIn northern Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Salekhard Airport locatedInRegion Northern Russia
Salekhard Airport servesRegion Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia
Pomor merchants region Russian North
linked to: Northern Russia
Pomor area locatedIn northern Russia
linked to: Northern Russia
Pomor area partOf Russian North
linked to: Northern Russia
Kholmogorsky District locatedIn Northern Russia