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[[File:MurmanskProspektLenin.jpg|thumb|Central part of Murmansk]]
[[File:MurmanskProspektLenin.jpg|thumb|Central part of Murmansk]]
'''Murmansk''' ({{lang-ru|Мурманск}}; {{lang-sjd|Мурман ланнҍ}}; {{lang-sms|Muurman}}<ref name="nds-muurman"/> and {{lang-se|Murmánska}}) is a [[port city]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Murmansk Oblast]] in the far [[Far North (Russia)|northwest part]] of [[Russia]]. It sits on both slopes and banks of a modest [[ria]] or [[fjord]], [[Kola Bay]], an estuarine inlet of the [[Barents Sea]], with its bulk on the east bank of the inlet. It is in the north of the rounded [[Kola Peninsula]] which covers most of the [[oblast]]. The city is {{convert|108|km}} from the [[Norway–Russia border|border with Norway]] and {{convert|182|km}} from the [[Finland–Russia border|border with Finland]].
'''Murmansk''' ({{langx|ru|Мурманск}}; {{langx|sjd|Мурман ланнҍ}}; {{langx|sms|Muurman}}<ref name="nds-muurman"/> and {{langx|se|Murmánska}}) is a [[port city]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Murmansk Oblast]] in the far [[Far North (Russia)|northwest part]] of [[Russia]]. It sits on both slopes and banks of a modest [[ria]] or [[fjord]], [[Kola Bay]], an estuarine inlet of the [[Barents Sea]], with its bulk on the east bank of the inlet. It is in the north of the rounded [[Kola Peninsula]] which covers most of the [[oblast]]. The city is {{convert|108|km}} from the [[Norway–Russia border|border with Norway]] and {{convert|182|km}} from the [[Finland–Russia border|border with Finland]].


Benefiting from the [[North Atlantic Current]], Murmansk resembles cities of its size across western Russia, with highway and railway access to the rest of [[Europe]], and the northernmost [[trolleybus]] system on Earth. It lies over 2° north of the [[Arctic Circle]]. Its connectivity contrasts with the isolation of Arctic ports like the [[Siberia]]n [[Dikson (urban-type settlement)|Dikson]] on the shores of the [[Kara Sea]], and [[Iqaluit]], in the [[Canadian Arctic]]. Despite long, snowy winters, Murmansk's climate is moderated by the generally ice-free waters around it.
Benefiting from the [[North Atlantic Current]], Murmansk resembles cities of its size across western Russia, with highway and railway access to the rest of [[Europe]], and the northernmost [[trolleybus]] system on Earth. It lies over 2° north of the [[Arctic Circle]]. Its connectivity contrasts with the isolation of Arctic ports like the [[Siberia]]n [[Dikson (urban-type settlement)|Dikson]] on the shores of the [[Kara Sea]], and [[Iqaluit]], in the [[Canadian Arctic]]. Despite long, snowy winters, Murmansk's climate is moderated by the generally ice-free waters around it.


Although there was a building boom in the early twentieth century's arms races, Murmansk's population has been in decline since the [[Cold War]], from {{su-census1989|468,039|;}} {{ru-census2002|336,137|;}} {{ru-census2010|307,257|;}} to 270,384 (2021 Census).<ref>{{cite web|title=Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service]]|access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref> It remains the world's largest city north of the Arctic Circle, with over 100,000 more inhabitants than [[Norilsk]], Russia, and is a major port of the [[Arctic Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theworldgeography.com/2011/12/10-largest-cities-within-arctic-circle.html|title=10 Largest Cities Within the Arctic Circle}}</ref>
Although there was a building boom in the early twentieth century's arms races, Murmansk's population has been in decline since the [[Cold War]], from {{su-census1989|468,039|;}} {{ru-census2002|336,137|;}} {{ru-census2010|307,257|;}} to 270,384 (2021 Census).<ref>{{cite web|title=Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service]]|access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref> It remains the world's largest city north of the Arctic Circle, with over 100,000 more inhabitants than [[Norilsk]], Russia,. It is a major port of the [[Arctic Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theworldgeography.com/2011/12/10-largest-cities-within-arctic-circle.html|title=10 Largest Cities Within the Arctic Circle}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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[[File:Разрушенный Мурманск 1942 год.JPG|thumb|War destruction in Murmansk (1942)]]
[[File:Разрушенный Мурманск 1942 год.JPG|thumb|War destruction in Murmansk (1942)]]


Murmansk was the last city founded in the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>''[[The Moscow Times]]''. [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/beyond_moscow/murmansk.html It's Always Colder in Murmansk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910121807/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/beyond_moscow/murmansk.html |date=September 10, 2015 }}, May 20, 2012</ref> In 1915, [[World War I]] needs led to the construction of the railroad from [[Petrozavodsk]] to an ice-free location on the [[Murman Coast]] in the [[Extreme North (Russia)|Russian Arctic]], to which Russia's allies shipped military supplies.<ref name="ATSBook24">''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', p.&nbsp;24</ref> The terminus became known as the Murman station and soon boasted a port, a naval base, and an adjacent settlement with a population that quickly grew in size and soon surpassed the nearby towns of [[Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast|Alexandrovsk]] and [[Kola (town)|Kola]].<ref name="ATSBook24" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hill |first=Alexander |year=2007 |title=Russian and Soviet Naval Power and the Arctic from the XVI Century to the Beginning of the Great Patriotic War |journal=The Journal of Slavic Military Studies |volume=20 |issue=3 |pages=359–392 |doi=10.1080/13518040701532958 |s2cid=145005700}}</ref>
Murmansk was the last city founded in the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>''[[The Moscow Times]]''. [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/beyond_moscow/murmansk.html It's Always Colder in Murmansk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910121807/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/beyond_moscow/murmansk.html |date=September 10, 2015 }}, May 20, 2012</ref> In 1915, [[World War I]] needs led to the construction of the railroad from [[Petrozavodsk]] to an ice-free location on the [[Murman Coast]] in the [[Extreme North (Russia)|Russian Arctic]], to which Russia's [[Allies of World War I | allies]] shipped military supplies.<ref name="ATSBook24">''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', p.&nbsp;24</ref> The terminus became known as the Murman station and soon boasted a port, a naval base, and an adjacent settlement with a population that quickly grew in size and soon surpassed the nearby towns of [[Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast|Alexandrovsk]] and [[Kola (town)|Kola]].<ref name="ATSBook24" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hill |first=Alexander |year=2007 |title=Russian and Soviet Naval Power and the Arctic from the XVI Century to the Beginning of the Great Patriotic War |journal=The Journal of Slavic Military Studies |volume=20 |issue=3 |pages=359–392 |doi=10.1080/13518040701532958 |s2cid=145005700}}</ref>


On {{OldStyleDateNY|June&nbsp;29|July&nbsp;12}}, 1916, Russian [[Transport Minister (Russia)|Transport Minister]] [[Alexander Trepov]] petitioned to grant urban status to the railway settlement.<ref name="ATSBook24" /> On {{OldStyleDateNY|July&nbsp;6|July&nbsp;19}}, 1916, the petition was approved and the town was named '''Romanov-on-Murman''' ({{lang|ru|Рома́нов-на-Му́рмане}}, ''Romanov-na-Murmane''), after the Imperial Russian dynasty of [[House of Romanov|Romanov]]s.<ref name="ATSBook24" /> On {{OldStyleDateNY|September&nbsp;21|October&nbsp;4}}, 1916, the official ceremony was performed,<ref name="ATSBook24" /> and the date is now considered the official date of the city's foundation. After the [[February Revolution]] of 1917, on {{OldStyleDateNY|April&nbsp;3|April&nbsp;16}}, 1917, the town was given its present name.<ref name="ATSBook60">''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp.&nbsp;60–63</ref>
On {{OldStyleDateNY|June&nbsp;29|July&nbsp;12}}, 1916, Russian [[Transport Minister (Russia)|Transport Minister]] [[Alexander Trepov]] petitioned to grant urban status to the railway settlement.<ref name="ATSBook24" /> On {{OldStyleDateNY|July&nbsp;6|July&nbsp;19}}, 1916, the petition was approved and the town was named '''Romanov-on-Murman''' ({{lang|ru|Рома́нов-на-Му́рмане}}, ''Romanov-na-Murmane''), after the Imperial Russian dynasty, the [[House of Romanov|Romanov]]s.<ref name="ATSBook24" /> On {{OldStyleDateNY|September&nbsp;21|October&nbsp;4}}, 1916, the official ceremony was performed,<ref name="ATSBook24" /> and the date is now considered the official date of the city's foundation. After the [[February Revolution]] of March 1917, on {{OldStyleDateNY|April&nbsp;3|April&nbsp;16}}, 1917, the town was given its present name.<ref name="ATSBook60">''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp.&nbsp;60–63</ref>
[[File:Английский крейсер Глори на Мурманском рейде.JPG|thumb|right|[[HMS Glory (1899)|HMS ''Glory'']], flagship of the [[British North Russia Squadron]] in Murmansk in the [[First World War]]]]
[[File:Английский крейсер Глори на Мурманском рейде.JPG|thumb|right|[[HMS Glory (1899)|HMS ''Glory'']], flagship of the [[British North Russia Squadron]] in Murmansk in the [[First World War]]]]


In the winter of 1917 the [[British North Russia Squadron]] under [[Rear Admiral]] [[Thomas Webster Kemp|Thomas Kemp]] was established at Murmansk.<ref name="Kinvig">{{Citation |last=Clifford Kinvig |title=Churchill's Crusade |date=November 23, 2007 |publisher=Hambledon & London |isbn=9781847250216 |oclc=747256147 |ol=9819337M |id=1847250211}}</ref>
In the winter of 1917 the [[British North Russia Squadron]] under [[Rear Admiral]] [[Thomas Webster Kemp|Thomas Kemp]] was based at Murmansk.<ref name="Kinvig">{{Citation |last=Clifford Kinvig |title=Churchill's Crusade |date=November 23, 2007 |publisher=Hambledon & London |isbn=9781847250216 |oclc=747256147 |ol=9819337M |id=1847250211}}</ref>


From 1918 to 1920, during the [[Russian Civil War]], the town was [[North Russia intervention|occupied by the Western powers]], who had been [[Allies of World War I|allied]] in [[World War I]], and also controlled by the [[White movement|White Army]] forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bolshevik, North Russian, Royal Navy, Expeditionary Force, Archangel, Dvina River |url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1z05NorthRussia.htm |access-date=2010-12-08 |publisher=Naval-history.net}}</ref>
From 1918 to 1920, during the [[Russian Civil War]], the town was [[North Russia intervention|occupied by the Western powers]], who had been [[Allies of World War I|allied]] in [[World War I]], and was also controlled by [[White movement|White Army]] forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bolshevik, North Russian, Royal Navy, Expeditionary Force, Archangel, Dvina River |url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW1z05NorthRussia.htm |access-date=2010-12-08 |publisher=Naval-history.net}}</ref>


On February&nbsp;13, 1926, local self-government was organized in Murmansk for the first time, during a [[plenary session]] of the Murmansk City [[Soviet (council)|Soviet]], which elected a Presidium.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> Before this, the city was governed by the authorities of [[Alexandrovsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate|Alexandrovsky Uyezd]] and later of [[Murmansk Governorate]].<ref name="ATSBook60" /> On August&nbsp;1, 1927, the [[All-Russian Central Executive Committee]] (VTsIK) issued two resolutions: "On the Establishment of Leningrad Oblast" and "On the Borders and Composition of the Okrugs of Leningrad Oblast", which transformed Murmansk Governorate into [[Murmansk Okrug]] within [[Leningrad Oblast]] and made Murmansk the administrative center of Murmansk Okrug.<ref name="ATSBook60" />
On February&nbsp;13, 1926, local self-government was organized in Murmansk for the first time, during a [[plenary session]] of the Murmansk City [[Soviet (council)|Soviet]], which elected a Presidium.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> Before this, the city was governed by the authorities of [[Alexandrovsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate|Alexandrovsky Uyezd]] and later of [[Murmansk Governorate]].<ref name="ATSBook60" /> On August&nbsp;1, 1927, the [[All-Russian Central Executive Committee]] (VTsIK) issued two resolutions: "On the Establishment of Leningrad Oblast" and "On the Borders and Composition of the Okrugs of Leningrad Oblast", which transformed Murmansk Governorate into [[Murmansk Okrug]] within [[Leningrad Oblast]] and made Murmansk the administrative center of Murmansk Okrug.<ref name="ATSBook60" />
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In 1934, the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee developed a redistricting proposal, which included a plan to enlarge the city by merging the surrounding territories in the north, south, and west into Murmansk.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> While this plan was not confirmed by the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee, in 1935–1937 several rural localities of [[Kolsky District|Kolsky]] and [[Polyarny District]]s were merged into Murmansk anyway.<ref name="ATSBook60" />
In 1934, the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee developed a redistricting proposal, which included a plan to enlarge the city by merging the surrounding territories in the north, south, and west into Murmansk.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> While this plan was not confirmed by the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee, in 1935–1937 several rural localities of [[Kolsky District|Kolsky]] and [[Polyarny District]]s were merged into Murmansk anyway.<ref name="ATSBook60" />


According to the Presidium of the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee resolution of February&nbsp;26, 1935, the administrative center of Polyarny District was moved from [[Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast|Polyarnoye]] to [[Sayda-Guba]].<ref name="ATSBook48">''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', p.&nbsp;48</ref> However, the provisions of the resolution were not fully implemented, and due to military construction in Polyarnoye, the administrative center was instead moved to Murmansk in the beginning of 1935.<ref name="ATSBook48" /> In addition to being the administrative center of Murmansk Okrug, Murmansk continued to serve as the administrative center of Polyarny District until September&nbsp;11, 1938.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> On February&nbsp;10, 1938, when the VTsIK adopted a Resolution changing the administrative-territorial structure of Murmansk Okrug, the city of Murmansk became a separate administrative division of the okrug, equal in status to that of the districts.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> This status was retained when Murmansk Okrug was transformed into Murmansk Oblast on May&nbsp;28, 1938.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> The Germans were promised the use of the port, they called Norwegenhafen for transportation of goods and raw materials from 1922 to 1941.
According to the Presidium of the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee resolution of February&nbsp;26, 1935, the administrative center of Polyarny District was moved from [[Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast|Polyarnoye]] to [[Sayda-Guba]].<ref name="ATSBook48">''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', p.&nbsp;48</ref> However, the provisions of the resolution were not fully implemented, and due to military construction in Polyarnoye, the administrative center was instead moved to Murmansk in the beginning of 1935.<ref name="ATSBook48" /> In addition to being the administrative center of Murmansk Okrug, Murmansk continued to serve as the administrative center of Polyarny District until September&nbsp;11, 1938.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> On February&nbsp;10, 1938, when the VTsIK adopted a Resolution changing the administrative-territorial structure of Murmansk Okrug, the city of Murmansk became a separate administrative division of the okrug, equal in status to that of the districts.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> This status was retained when Murmansk Okrug was transformed into Murmansk Oblast on May&nbsp;28, 1938.<ref name="ATSBook60" /> The Germans were promised the use of the port they called {{lang | de | Norwegenhafen}} for transportation of goods and raw materials from 1922 to 1941.


During [[World War II]], Murmansk was a link to the Western world for the [[Soviet Union]] with large quantities of goods important to the respective military efforts traded with the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]]: primarily seeing military equipment, manufactured goods and raw materials brought into the Soviet Union. The supplies were brought to the city in the [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoys]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hill |first=Alexander |year=2007 |title=British Lend Lease Aid and the Soviet War Effort, June 1941 – June 1942 |journal=The Journal of Military History |volume=71 |issue=3 |pages=773–808 |doi=10.1353/jmh.2007.0206 |jstor=30052890 |s2cid=159715267}}</ref>
During [[World War II]], Murmansk was a link to the Western world for the [[Soviet Union]], with large quantities of goods important to the respective military efforts traded with the USSR's [[Allies of World War II|Allies]]: primarily military equipment, manufactured goods and raw materials brought into the Soviet Union. The supplies were brought to the city in the [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoys]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hill |first=Alexander |year=2007 |title=British Lend Lease Aid and the Soviet War Effort, June 1941 – June 1942 |journal=The Journal of Military History |volume=71 |issue=3 |pages=773–808 |doi=10.1353/jmh.2007.0206 |jstor=30052890 |s2cid=159715267}}</ref>


German forces in Finnish territory launched an offensive against the city in 1941 as part of [[Operation Silver Fox]]. Murmansk suffered extensive destruction, the magnitude of which was rivaled only by the destruction of [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] and [[Volgograd|Stalingrad]].<ref>[http://www.rian.ru/society/20061004/54494341.html Мурманску исполняется 90 лет]{{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b-port.com/info/smi/vm/?issue=538&article=10256|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620125619/http://www.b-port.com/info/smi/vm/?issue=538&article=10256|url-status=dead|title=Газета «Вечерний Мурманск» Выпуск № 93 от 28 мая 2005|archive-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> However, fierce Soviet resistance and harsh local weather conditions with the bad terrain prevented the Germans from capturing the city and cutting off the vital Karelian railway line and the ice-free harbor.
German forces in Finnish territory launched an offensive against the city in 1941 as part of [[Operation Silver Fox]]. However, fierce Soviet resistance and harsh local weather-conditions,along with the bad terrain, prevented the Germans from capturing the city and cutting off the vital Karelian railway line and the ice-free harbor. The ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' bombed the city 792 times during World War II.<ref>Hansen, Trond. 25 June 2021. "[https://www.sva.no/2021/magasin/dagen-for-mot-og-utholdenhet/ Dagen for mot og utholdenhet]{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" [day of courage and endurance]. [[Sør-Varanger Avis]]. P.10</ref> Murmansk suffered extensive destruction, the magnitude of which was rivaled only by the destruction in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] and [[Volgograd|Stalingrad]].<ref>[http://www.rian.ru/society/20061004/54494341.html Мурманску исполняется 90 лет]{{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b-port.com/info/smi/vm/?issue=538&article=10256|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620125619/http://www.b-port.com/info/smi/vm/?issue=538&article=10256|url-status=dead|title=Газета «Вечерний Мурманск» Выпуск № 93 от 28 мая 2005|archive-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>


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For the rest of the war, Murmansk served as a transit point for weapons and other supplies entering the Soviet Union from other Allied nations. The city's resistance was commemorated at the 40th anniversary of the victory over the Germans in the formal designation of Murmansk as a [[Hero City (Soviet Union)|Hero City]] on May&nbsp;6, 1985.<ref>{{cite web |date=1916-10-04 |title=Nature Administrative-territorial system |url=http://2004.murman.ru/nature/adm_delenie/murmansk/index-eng.shtml |access-date=2009-05-05 |publisher=2004.murman.ru}}</ref> During the [[Cold War]] Murmansk was a center of Soviet [[submarine]] and icebreaker activity. After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the nearby city and naval base of [[Severomorsk]] remains the headquarters of the Russian [[Northern Fleet]].
The ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' bombed the city 792 times during World War II.<ref>Hansen, Trond. 25 June 2021. "[https://www.sva.no/2021/magasin/dagen-for-mot-og-utholdenhet/ Dagen for mot og utholdenhet]{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" [day of courage and endurance]. [[Sør-Varanger Avis]]. P.10</ref>


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In 1974, a massive {{convert|35.5|m|sp=us|adj=on}} tall statue ''[[Alyosha Monument, Murmansk|Alyosha]]'', depicting a Soviet World War II soldier, was installed on a {{convert|7|m|sp=us|adj=on}} high foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intltravelnews.com/2012/04/alyosha-granite-monument-russias-litsa-riv|title=Alyosha, granite monument on Russia's Litsa River}}</ref> The [[Azimut Hotel Murmansk|Hotel Arctic]] opened in 1984, becoming the tallest building above the Arctic Circle.
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For the rest of the war, Murmansk served as a transit point for weapons and other supplies entering the Soviet Union from other Allied nations. This resistance was commemorated at the 40th anniversary of the victory over the Germans in the formal designation of Murmansk as a [[Hero City (Soviet Union)|Hero City]] on May&nbsp;6, 1985.<ref>{{cite web |date=1916-10-04 |title=Nature Administrative-territorial system |url=http://2004.murman.ru/nature/adm_delenie/murmansk/index-eng.shtml |access-date=2009-05-05 |publisher=2004.murman.ru}}</ref> During the [[Cold War]] Murmansk was a center of Soviet [[submarine]] and icebreaker activity. After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the nearby city and naval base of [[Severomorsk]] remains the headquarters of the Russian [[Northern Fleet]].

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In 1974, a massive {{convert|35.5|m|sp=us|adj=on}} tall statue ''[[Alyosha Monument, Murmansk|Alyosha]]'', depicting a Soviet World War II soldier, was installed on a {{convert|7|m|sp=us|adj=on}} high foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intltravelnews.com/2012/04/alyosha-granite-monument-russias-litsa-riv|title=Alyosha, granite monument on Russia's Litsa River}}</ref> The [[Azimut Hotel Murmansk|Hotel Arctic]] opened in 1984 becoming the tallest building above the Arctic Circle.


On January&nbsp;1, 2015, the territory of Murmansk was expanded when the [[urban-type settlement]] of [[Roslyakovo, Murmansk Oblast|Roslyakovo]], previously under the jurisdiction of the [[closed city|closed administrative-territorial formation]] of Severomorsk, was abolished and its territory merged into Murmansk.<ref name="Roslyakovo">Law #1812-01-ZMO</ref>
On January&nbsp;1, 2015, the territory of Murmansk was expanded when the [[urban-type settlement]] of [[Roslyakovo, Murmansk Oblast|Roslyakovo]], previously under the jurisdiction of the [[closed city|closed administrative-territorial formation]] of Severomorsk, was abolished and its territory merged into Murmansk.<ref name="Roslyakovo">Law #1812-01-ZMO</ref>
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Murmansk's brief summer is mild, with average highs in July exceeding {{convert|+17|C}}. The city is slightly wetter during the summer than the winter and receives an annual average of just under {{convert|500|mm|abbr=on}} of [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]].
Murmansk's brief summer is mild, with average highs in July exceeding {{convert|+17|C}}. The city is slightly wetter during the summer than the winter and receives an annual average of just under {{convert|500|mm|abbr=on}} of [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]].


The "[[midnight sun]]" is above the horizon from 22 May to 23 July (63 days), and the period with continuous darkness lasts a bit shorter, [[polar night]] from 2 December to 10 January (40 days).
The "[[midnight sun]]" is above the horizon from 22 May to 23 July (63 days), and the period with continuous darkness is somewhat shorter — the [[polar night]] lasts from 2 December to 10 January (40 days).


Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|−39.4|C}} on January 6, 1985, and January 27, 1999, up to {{convert|32.9|C}} on July 9, 1972; the record cold daily maximum is {{convert|−36.1|C}}, set on January 6, 1985, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is {{convert|21.3|C}} last set on July 9, 1972.<ref>{{cite web |title=Météo Climat stats for Mourmansk |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=230 |access-date=13 October 2018 |publisher=Météo Climat |language=fr}}</ref>
Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|−39.4|C}} on January 6, 1985, and January 27, 1999, up to {{convert|32.9|C}} on July 9, 1972; the record cold daily maximum is {{convert|−36.1|C}}, set on January 6, 1985, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is {{convert|21.3|C}} last set on July 9, 1972.<ref>{{cite web |title=Météo Climat stats for Mourmansk |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=230 |access-date=13 October 2018 |publisher=Météo Climat |language=fr}}</ref>
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| Sep snow days = 2
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 16
| Oct snow days = 20
| Nov snow days = 24
| Nov snow days = 24
| Dec snow days = 27
| Dec snow days = 27
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==Politics==
==Politics==
In November 2010 direct mayoral elections were abolished; they were reinstituted in January 2014, with the most recent elections for mayor and city council taking place in September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://2014-2015.vybor-naroda.org/lentanovostey/51957-vybory-mera-murmanska-proydut-14-sentyabrya.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203709/http://2014-2015.vybor-naroda.org/lentanovostey/51957-vybory-mera-murmanska-proydut-14-sentyabrya.html|url-status=dead|title=Выборы мэра Мурманска пройдут 14 сентября »|archive-date=February 1, 2014|website=2014-2015.vybor-naroda.org}}</ref>
In November 2010, direct mayoral elections were abolished; they were reinstituted in January 2014, with the most recent elections for mayor and city council taking place in September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://2014-2015.vybor-naroda.org/lentanovostey/51957-vybory-mera-murmanska-proydut-14-sentyabrya.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203709/http://2014-2015.vybor-naroda.org/lentanovostey/51957-vybory-mera-murmanska-proydut-14-sentyabrya.html|url-status=dead|title=Выборы мэра Мурманска пройдут 14 сентября »|archive-date=February 1, 2014|website=2014-2015.vybor-naroda.org}}</ref>


== Museums and monuments ==
== Museums and monuments ==
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Перед стартом марафона на Празднике Севера 31 марта 2013 года.JPG|[[:ru:Праздник Севера|Polar Olympiada]] in 2013
Перед стартом марафона на Празднике Севера 31 марта 2013 года.JPG|[[:ru:Праздник Севера|Polar Olympiada]] in 2013
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[Bandy]] club [[Murman Murmansk|Murman]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Translate |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/135/&prev=/search?q=http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/135/&biw=1093&bih=614 |access-date=2017-07-03 |website=translate.google.com}}</ref> has played in the [[Russian Bandy Super League]], last in 2011–2012. Between 2012 and 2018 they were playing in the second tier [[Russian Bandy Supreme League]], but will from the 2018–19 season be a Super League team again.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/11995/|title = Google Translate}}</ref> Their home arena, [[Stadium Stroitel (Murmansk)|Stadium Stroitel]], has an audience capacity of 5,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Translate |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/stadium/13/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.rusbandy.ru/stadium/13/%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D545&sa=X&ei=hx-7UInoO4j_4QTTnYCoAQ&ved=0CC0Q7gEwAA |access-date=2013-03-12 |publisher=Translate.google.se}}</ref>
[[Bandy]] club [[Murman Murmansk|Murman]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Translate |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/135/&prev=/search?q=http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/135/&biw=1093&bih=614 |access-date=2017-07-03 |website=translate.google.com}}</ref> has played in the [[Russian Bandy Super League]], last in 2011–2012. Between 2012 and 2018, they were playing in the second tier [[Russian Bandy Supreme League]], but will from the 2018–19 season be a Super League team again.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/11995/|title = Google Translate}}</ref> Their home arena, [[Stadium Stroitel (Murmansk)|Stadium Stroitel]], has an audience capacity of 5,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Translate |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/stadium/13/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.rusbandy.ru/stadium/13/%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D545&sa=X&ei=hx-7UInoO4j_4QTTnYCoAQ&ved=0CC0Q7gEwAA |access-date=2013-03-12 |publisher=Translate.google.se}}</ref>


The city is one of only three places with representation in the female league, through the team [[Arktika (bandy club)|Arktika]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/48/|title=Информация о команде "Арктика" Мурманск - Реестр - Федерация хоккея с мячом России|website=rusbandy.ru}}</ref> Proximity to pole and its side effects, [[Polar Night]], has brought sport festivals such as {{ill|North Festival Polar Olympiad|ru|ruПраздник Севера}} and {{ill|Sun Festival|ru|Праздник Солнца}}. The former has been awarded every year since the inaugural tournament in 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.gov-murman.ru/events/prazdnik-severa/|title=Праздник Севера|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121171648/https://sport.gov-murman.ru/events/prazdnik-severa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Norway, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic countries take part in the North Festival Polar Olympiad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://norse.ru/culture/common/nord-holiday.html |title=Международный Праздник Севера - Полярная Олимпиада |website=norse.ru |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619211551/http://norse.ru/culture/common/nord-holiday.html |archive-date=19 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The city is one of only three places with representation in the female league, through the team [[Arktika (bandy club)|Arktika]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/48/|title=Информация о команде "Арктика" Мурманск - Реестр - Федерация хоккея с мячом России|website=rusbandy.ru}}</ref> Proximity to pole and its side effects, [[Polar Night]], has brought sport festivals such as {{ill|North Festival Polar Olympiad|ru|ruПраздник Севера}} and {{ill|Sun Festival|ru|Праздник Солнца}}. The former has been awarded every year since the inaugural tournament in 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.gov-murman.ru/events/prazdnik-severa/|title=Праздник Севера|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121171648/https://sport.gov-murman.ru/events/prazdnik-severa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Norway, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic countries take part in the North Festival Polar Olympiad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://norse.ru/culture/common/nord-holiday.html |title=Международный Праздник Севера - Полярная Олимпиада |website=norse.ru |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619211551/http://norse.ru/culture/common/nord-holiday.html |archive-date=19 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Economy==
==Economy==
===Media===
===Media===
Murmansk's evening newspaper is ''[[Vecherniy Murmansk]]'', published since 1991.
Murmansk's evening newspaper is ''[[Vecherniy Murmansk]]''; it has been published since 1991.


===Transportation===
===Transportation===
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Murmansk is [[sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Сведения об официальной деятельности |url=https://www.citymurmansk.ru/strukturnye_podr/?itemid=127 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531051224/https://www.citymurmansk.ru/strukturnye_podr/?itemid=127 |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |access-date=2020-02-03 |website=citymurmansk.ru |publisher=Murmansk |language=ru}}</ref>
Murmansk is [[sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Сведения об официальной деятельности |url=https://www.citymurmansk.ru/strukturnye_podr/?itemid=127 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531051224/https://www.citymurmansk.ru/strukturnye_podr/?itemid=127 |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |access-date=2020-02-03 |website=citymurmansk.ru |publisher=Murmansk |language=ru}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Luleå Municipality|Luleå]], Sweden (1972) Paused as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vänortsamarbetet mellan Luleå och Murmansk stoppas |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/norrbotten/vanortsamarbetet-mellan-lulea-och-murmansk-stoppas |access-date=2024-04-23 |newspaper=SVT Nyheter |date=February 28, 2022 |language=swedish |last1=Haupt |first1=Inger }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Luleå Municipality|Luleå]], Sweden (1972)
*{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vadsø]], Norway (1973)
*{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vadsø Municipality|Vadsø]], Norway (1973)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], United States (1975)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], United States (1975)
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Groningen]], Netherlands (1989)
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Groningen]], Netherlands (1989)
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==Former twin towns – sister cities==
===Former twin towns – sister cities===
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Szczecin]] (1993–2022) Cancelled as a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Szczecin]] (1993–2022) Cancelled as a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Rovaniemi]] (1962–2022) Cancelled as a result of [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Szczecin wypowiedział umowę o przyjacielskiej współpracy z Murmańskiem |url=https://wszczecinie.pl/aktualnosci,szczecin_wypowiedzial_umowe_o_przyjacielskiej_wspolpracy_z_murmanskiem,id-40370.html |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=wszczecinie.pl |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The capital of Lapland freezes partnership with Murmansk |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2022/03/capital-lapland-freezes-partnership-murmansk |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=The Independent Barents Observer |language=en}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Rovaniemi]] (1962–2022) Cancelled as a result of [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Szczecin wypowiedział umowę o przyjacielskiej współpracy z Murmańskiem |url=https://wszczecinie.pl/aktualnosci,szczecin_wypowiedzial_umowe_o_przyjacielskiej_wspolpracy_z_murmanskiem,id-40370.html |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=wszczecinie.pl |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The capital of Lapland freezes partnership with Murmansk |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2022/03/capital-lapland-freezes-partnership-murmansk |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=The Independent Barents Observer |language=en}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Tromsø]] (1972–2022) Cancelled because of concerns related to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref>https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/tromso-avslutter-vennskapsbyavtale-med-russiske-byer-1.16153548. [[NRK]].no. Retrieved 2022-10-26</ref>
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Tromsø Municipality|Tromsø]] (1972–2022) Cancelled because of concerns related to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref>https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/tromso-avslutter-vennskapsbyavtale-med-russiske-byer-1.16153548. [[NRK]].no. Retrieved 2022-10-26</ref>
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Akureyri]], Iceland (1994–2022) Cancelled as a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref>[https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2022/12/murmansk-terminates-sister-city-relations-akureyri "Murmansk terminates sister city relations with Akureyri"], The Barents Observer, 15 December 2022</ref>
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Akureyri]], Iceland (1994–2022) Cancelled as a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref>[https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2022/12/murmansk-terminates-sister-city-relations-akureyri "Murmansk terminates sister city relations with Akureyri"], The Barents Observer, 15 December 2022</ref>


Latest revision as of 14:16, 26 October 2024

For other uses, see Murmansk (disambiguation).
Murmansk
Мурманск
City[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • Kildin SamiМурман ланнҍ
 • Northern SamiMurmánska
 • Skolt SamiMuurman[2]
Murmansk skyline
Murmansk skyline
Coat of arms of Murmansk
Coat of arms
Location of Murmansk
Map
Murmansk is located in Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk
Murmansk
Location of Murmansk
Murmansk is located in European Russia
Murmansk
Murmansk
Murmansk (European Russia)
Murmansk is located in Europe
Murmansk
Murmansk
Murmansk (Europe)
Coordinates: 68°58′14″N 33°04′30″E / 68.97056°N 33.07500°E / 68.97056; 33.07500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast[1]
Official foundation
date (see text)		October 4, 1916[3]
City status sinceJuly 19, 1916[3]
Government
 • BodyCouncil of Deputies
 • Head/MayorDmitry Filippov (Head)
Evgeniy Nikora (Mayor)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
 • Rank61st in 2010
 • Subordinated toCity of Murmansk[1]
 • Capital ofMurmansk Oblast,[1] City of Murmansk[1]
 • Urban okrugMurmansk Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofMurmansk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
183000–183099
Dialing code(s)+7 8152
OKTMO ID47701000001
City DayOctober 4[7]
Websitecitymurmansk.ru
Central part of Murmansk

Murmansk (Russian: Мурманск; Kildin Sami: Мурман ланнҍ; Skolt Sami: Muurman[2] and Northern Sami: Murmánska) is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia. It sits on both slopes and banks of a modest ria or fjord, Kola Bay, an estuarine inlet of the Barents Sea, with its bulk on the east bank of the inlet. It is in the north of the rounded Kola Peninsula which covers most of the oblast. The city is 108 kilometres (67 mi) from the border with Norway and 182 kilometres (113 mi) from the border with Finland.

Benefiting from the North Atlantic Current, Murmansk resembles cities of its size across western Russia, with highway and railway access to the rest of Europe, and the northernmost trolleybus system on Earth. It lies over 2° north of the Arctic Circle. Its connectivity contrasts with the isolation of Arctic ports like the Siberian Dikson on the shores of the Kara Sea, and Iqaluit, in the Canadian Arctic. Despite long, snowy winters, Murmansk's climate is moderated by the generally ice-free waters around it.

Although there was a building boom in the early twentieth century's arms races, Murmansk's population has been in decline since the Cold War, from 468,039 (1989 Soviet census);[10] 336,137 (2002 Census);[11] 307,257 (2010 Census);[12] to 270,384 (2021 Census).[13] It remains the world's largest city north of the Arctic Circle, with over 100,000 more inhabitants than Norilsk, Russia,. It is a major port of the Arctic Ocean.[14]

Etymology

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The name of the city is derived from Murman, from an old name for Norwegians by Russians, likely a borrowing from Old Norse norðmaðr, which gave its name to the Murman Coast and the surrounding region including the Kola Peninsula.[15]

History

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Aerial view of Murmansk, 1936
War destruction in Murmansk (1942)

Murmansk was the last city founded in the Russian Empire.[16] In 1915, World War I needs led to the construction of the railroad from Petrozavodsk to an ice-free location on the Murman Coast in the Russian Arctic, to which Russia's allies shipped military supplies.[3] The terminus became known as the Murman station and soon boasted a port, a naval base, and an adjacent settlement with a population that quickly grew in size and soon surpassed the nearby towns of Alexandrovsk and Kola.[3][17]

On June 29 [O.S. July 12], 1916, Russian Transport Minister Alexander Trepov petitioned to grant urban status to the railway settlement.[3] On July 6 [O.S. July 19], 1916, the petition was approved and the town was named Romanov-on-Murman (Рома́нов-на-Му́рмане, Romanov-na-Murmane), after the Imperial Russian dynasty, the Romanovs.[3] On September 21 [O.S. October 4], 1916, the official ceremony was performed,[3] and the date is now considered the official date of the city's foundation. After the February Revolution of March 1917, on April 3 [O.S. April 16], 1917, the town was given its present name.[18]

HMS Glory, flagship of the British North Russia Squadron in Murmansk in the First World War

In the winter of 1917 the British North Russia Squadron under Rear Admiral Thomas Kemp was based at Murmansk.[19]

From 1918 to 1920, during the Russian Civil War, the town was occupied by the Western powers, who had been allied in World War I, and was also controlled by White Army forces.[20]

On February 13, 1926, local self-government was organized in Murmansk for the first time, during a plenary session of the Murmansk City Soviet, which elected a Presidium.[18] Before this, the city was governed by the authorities of Alexandrovsky Uyezd and later of Murmansk Governorate.[18] On August 1, 1927, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) issued two resolutions: "On the Establishment of Leningrad Oblast" and "On the Borders and Composition of the Okrugs of Leningrad Oblast", which transformed Murmansk Governorate into Murmansk Okrug within Leningrad Oblast and made Murmansk the administrative center of Murmansk Okrug.[18]

In 1934, the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee developed a redistricting proposal, which included a plan to enlarge the city by merging the surrounding territories in the north, south, and west into Murmansk.[18] While this plan was not confirmed by the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee, in 1935–1937 several rural localities of Kolsky and Polyarny Districts were merged into Murmansk anyway.[18]

According to the Presidium of the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee resolution of February 26, 1935, the administrative center of Polyarny District was moved from Polyarnoye to Sayda-Guba.[21] However, the provisions of the resolution were not fully implemented, and due to military construction in Polyarnoye, the administrative center was instead moved to Murmansk in the beginning of 1935.[21] In addition to being the administrative center of Murmansk Okrug, Murmansk continued to serve as the administrative center of Polyarny District until September 11, 1938.[18] On February 10, 1938, when the VTsIK adopted a Resolution changing the administrative-territorial structure of Murmansk Okrug, the city of Murmansk became a separate administrative division of the okrug, equal in status to that of the districts.[18] This status was retained when Murmansk Okrug was transformed into Murmansk Oblast on May 28, 1938.[18] The Germans were promised the use of the port they called Norwegenhafen for transportation of goods and raw materials from 1922 to 1941.

During World War II, Murmansk was a link to the Western world for the Soviet Union, with large quantities of goods important to the respective military efforts traded with the USSR's Allies: primarily military equipment, manufactured goods and raw materials brought into the Soviet Union. The supplies were brought to the city in the Arctic convoys.[22]

German forces in Finnish territory launched an offensive against the city in 1941 as part of Operation Silver Fox. However, fierce Soviet resistance and harsh local weather-conditions,along with the bad terrain, prevented the Germans from capturing the city and cutting off the vital Karelian railway line and the ice-free harbor. The Luftwaffe bombed the city 792 times during World War II.[23] Murmansk suffered extensive destruction, the magnitude of which was rivaled only by the destruction in Leningrad and Stalingrad.[24][25]

For the rest of the war, Murmansk served as a transit point for weapons and other supplies entering the Soviet Union from other Allied nations. The city's resistance was commemorated at the 40th anniversary of the victory over the Germans in the formal designation of Murmansk as a Hero City on May 6, 1985.[26] During the Cold War Murmansk was a center of Soviet submarine and icebreaker activity. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the nearby city and naval base of Severomorsk remains the headquarters of the Russian Northern Fleet.

In 1974, a massive 35.5-meter (116 ft) tall statue Alyosha, depicting a Soviet World War II soldier, was installed on a 7-meter (23 ft) high foundation.[27] The Hotel Arctic opened in 1984, becoming the tallest building above the Arctic Circle.

On January 1, 2015, the territory of Murmansk was expanded when the urban-type settlement of Roslyakovo, previously under the jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk, was abolished and its territory merged into Murmansk.[28]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the City of Murmansk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Murmansk is incorporated as Murmansk Urban Okrug.[4]

City divisions

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Lenin Avenue

As of 2012, the city is divided into three administrative okrugs:[29]

City districts were established in Murmansk for the first time by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR of April 20, 1939; at the time, three city districts (Kirovsky, Leninsky, and Mikoyanovsky) were created.[18] They were abolished on June 2, 1948.[18] The same city districts were created for the second time on June 23, 1951.[18]

Mikoyanovsky City District was renamed Oktyabrsky on October 30, 1957, but on September 30, 1958, all three city districts were again abolished.[18] On June 10, 1967, two city districts were created (Leninsky and Oktyabrsky); Pervomaysky City District was split from Oktyabrsky on February 21, 1975.[18] In the Charter of the Hero City of Murmansk, adopted on December 17, 1995, the districts started to be referred to as administrative okrugs.

Geography

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View of Murmansk

Climate

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Murmansk experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with long and cold (though average by arctic standards) winters and short, cool summers. In the city, freezing temperatures are routinely experienced from October to May. Average temperatures exceed 0 degrees Celsius only from May through October. The average low during the coldest part of the year in Murmansk is approximately −14 °C (7 °F). However, temperatures routinely plunge below −20 °C (−4 °F) during the winter.

Murmansk's brief summer is mild, with average highs in July exceeding +17 °C (63 °F). The city is slightly wetter during the summer than the winter and receives an annual average of just under 500 mm (20 in) of precipitation.

The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 22 May to 23 July (63 days), and the period with continuous darkness is somewhat shorter — the polar night lasts from 2 December to 10 January (40 days).

Extreme temperatures range from −39.4 °C (−38.9 °F) on January 6, 1985, and January 27, 1999, up to 32.9 °C (91.2 °F) on July 9, 1972; the record cold daily maximum is −36.1 °C (−33.0 °F), set on January 6, 1985, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) last set on July 9, 1972.[30]

Murmansk has been affected by global warming in recent decades, similar to other Arctic locations. For example, December 2007 had an average high of 0.8 °C (33.4 °F), while a 2.3 °C (36.1 °F) average high was measured for March 2007.[31][32] Summer has also been affected, with a 19.1 °C (66.4 °F) average high for June 2013, and a 24.3 °C (75.7 °F) average high during July 2018.[33][34]

Climate data for Murmansk (1991–2020, extremes 1918–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6) 		6.6
(43.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		29.4
(84.9) 		30.8
(87.4) 		32.9
(91.2) 		30.2
(86.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.6
(49.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		32.9
(91.2)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		2.0
(35.6) 		4.5
(40.1) 		10.3
(50.5) 		19.1
(66.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		17.8
(64.0) 		9.7
(49.5) 		3.9
(39.0) 		2.9
(37.2) 		27.7
(81.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		2.9
(37.2) 		8.4
(47.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.7
(63.9) 		15.3
(59.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		4.3
(39.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.4
(48.9) 		13.2
(55.8) 		11.5
(52.7) 		7.6
(45.7) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		1.1
(34.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		1.5
(34.7) 		5.9
(42.6) 		9.6
(49.3) 		8.3
(46.9) 		5.1
(41.2) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−1.8
(28.8)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −25.1
(−13.2) 		−24.4
(−11.9) 		−19.1
(−2.4) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		1.2
(34.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−16.4
(2.5) 		−20.7
(−5.3) 		−28.5
(−19.3)
Record low °C (°F) −39.4
(−38.9) 		−38.6
(−37.5) 		−32.6
(−26.7) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−21.2
(−6.2) 		−32.2
(−26.0) 		−34.9
(−30.8) 		−39.4
(−38.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34
(1.3) 		24
(0.9) 		29
(1.1) 		29
(1.1) 		37
(1.5) 		56
(2.2) 		66
(2.6) 		71
(2.8) 		54
(2.1) 		56
(2.2) 		36
(1.4) 		37
(1.5) 		529
(20.8)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 26
(10) 		28
(11) 		30
(12) 		19
(7.5) 		2
(0.8) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		3
(1.2) 		11
(4.3) 		19
(7.5) 		30
(12)
Average rainy days 2 2 3 9 18 22 22 22 24 17 5 3 149
Average snowy days 27 28 24 19 14 0 0 0 0 20 24 27 183
Average relative humidity (%) 84 83 79 73 72 70 75 79 80 83 86 85 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 1.9 44.5 133.4 188.6 205.2 234.8 249.4 165.4 108.3 51.7 5.8 0 1,389
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[35]
Source 2: NOAA[36] Infoclimat[37]
Sea temperature data for Murmansk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average sea temperature °C (°F) 3.4
(38.12) 		2.5
(36.5) 		1.9
(35.42) 		2.2
(35.96) 		3.9
(35.96) 		7.1
(44.78) 		10.5
(50.9) 		10.9
(51.62) 		9
(48.2) 		7
(44.6) 		5.3
(41.54) 		4.6
(40.28) 		5.69
(42.245)
Source:[38]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1926 8,716—    
1939 117,069+1243.2%
1959 221,874+89.5%
1970 308,642+39.1%
1979 380,817+23.4%
1989 468,039+22.9%
2002 336,137−28.2%
2010 307,257−8.6%
2021 270,384−12.0%
Source: Census data
Children in Murmansk

The population of the city, according to the 2010 Census, was 307,257, of these, 141,130 men (45.9%) and 166,127 women (54.1%),[39][40] down from 468,039 recorded in the 1989 Census. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the city has been consistently losing population, as the extensive military facilities the city is built around have declined. Ethnic Russians make up the majority of the population, but Ukrainian and Belarusian minorities also live in the city.

Ethnic composition (2010):[41]

Politics

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In November 2010, direct mayoral elections were abolished; they were reinstituted in January 2014, with the most recent elections for mayor and city council taking place in September 2014.[42]

Museums and monuments

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Murmansk has two main museums: Murmansk Oblast Museum and Murmansk Oblast Art Museum; there are also several small museums. There are three professional theaters, libraries, and an aquarium in Murmansk. Murmansk is the venue of the decommissioned Lenin which is now a museum ship. Alyosha Monument, Murmansk or Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War monument is also located in Murmansk. The main square of Murmansk is Five Corners, Murmansk.

  • Lenin, converted into a museum ship
    Lenin, converted into a museum ship
  • Monument of sailors in Murmansk
    Monument of sailors in Murmansk
  • Memorial to Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War
    Memorial to Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War
  • Monument to the victims of the intervention of 1918–1920, Murmansk
    Monument to the victims of the intervention of 1918–1920, Murmansk

Culture

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There are three professional theaters in Murmansk. The oldest is the Murmansk Puppetry, which opened in 1933. The largest in the city was the Murmansk Regional Drama Theater, which opened in 1939. The Drama Theater of the Northern Fleet was opened in 1946.[43]

  • Drama Theater of the Northern Fleet
    Drama Theater of the Northern Fleet
  • Murmansk Regional Drama Theater
    Murmansk Regional Drama Theater
  • Murmansk Puppetry
    Murmansk Puppetry

Sports

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The city's association football teams are FC Sever Murmansk, which played in the Russian Second Division until 2014 when it folded due to financial difficulties, and FC Murmansk, a football team founded in 2022.

Bandy club Murman[44] has played in the Russian Bandy Super League, last in 2011–2012. Between 2012 and 2018, they were playing in the second tier Russian Bandy Supreme League, but will from the 2018–19 season be a Super League team again.[45] Their home arena, Stadium Stroitel, has an audience capacity of 5,000.[46]

The city is one of only three places with representation in the female league, through the team Arktika.[47] Proximity to pole and its side effects, Polar Night, has brought sport festivals such as North Festival Polar Olympiad [ru] and Sun Festival [ru]. The former has been awarded every year since the inaugural tournament in 1934.[48] Norway, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic countries take part in the North Festival Polar Olympiad.[49]

Religion

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To commemorate the 85th anniversary of the city's foundation, the snow-white Church of the Saviour on the Waters was modeled after the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal and built on the shore for the sailors of Murmansk.[50]

Fifteen religious associations have been registered in Murmansk.[51] The largest is the Russian Orthodox Church, Murmansk is the center of its Murmansk and Monchegorsk diocese, as well as the Murmansk Metropolis. The city has about a dozen Orthodox churches, the department of the head of the diocese and the metropolis of Metropolitan Simon is located in St. Nicholas Cathedral.[52][53]

  • Church of the Saviour on the Waters, Murmansk
    Church of the Saviour on the Waters, Murmansk
  • St. Michael the Archangel's Church
    St. Michael the Archangel's Church
  • All Saints' Church
    All Saints' Church
  • St. Nicholas Cathedral
    St. Nicholas Cathedral

Economy

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Media

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Murmansk's evening newspaper is Vecherniy Murmansk; it has been published since 1991.

Transportation

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The port of Murmansk remains ice-free year round due to the warm North Atlantic Current and is an important fishing and shipping destination. It is home port to Atomflot, the world's only fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers.[54]

The Port of Murmansk is the headquarters of Sevmorput (Northern Sea Route) and the administration of Russian Arctic maritime transport. In 2018, the Russian government transferred the main responsibility for the Northern Sea Route to Rosatom which through its ROSATOMFLOT subsidiary manages the Russian nuclear powered icebreaker fleet based in Murmansk.[55][56]

Murmansk is linked by the Kirov Railway to St. Petersburg and is linked to the rest of Russia by the M18 Kola Motorway. Murmansk Airport provides air links to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Buses and trolleybuses provide local transport.

Arctic Bridge

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Murmansk is set to be the Russian terminus of the Arctic Bridge, a sea route linking it to the Canadian port of Churchill, Manitoba. Even though the passage has not been fully tested for commercial shipping yet, Russian interest in this project (along with the Northwest Passage) is substantial, as the bridge will serve as a major trade route between North America, Europe and Asia.[57]

Education

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Murmansk State Technical University.

Murmansk is home to Murmansk State Technical University, the Murmansk Arctic State University (formerly Murmansk State Pedagogical University), the Murmansk Institute of Humanities and the Murmansk College of Arts[58] (the only art school of the Kola Peninsula, formerly the 'Murmansk Music School'). The city has 86 primary schools and 56 secondary schools, two boarding schools, and three reform schools. There is also a branch of the Naval Academy in Murmansk, where cadets study, to become officers of the Russian Navy.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Murmansk is twinned with:[59]

Former twin towns – sister cities

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Notable people

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References

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Notes

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