Russian North! More and more people nowadays strive for its untouched protected lands, for its artistic and historical monuments. Arkhangelsk has long become the recognized northern "capital of tourism." But according to the already established tradition for most tourists, it remains only the initial, transit point, from where the distant difficult path to Pechora, Mezen, Pinega, Solovki or Kiy Island just begins. Meanwhile, even the immediate surroundings of Arkhangelsk are fraught with the richest opportunities for exciting travel.