Editing Arkhangelsk (section)

==Culture==
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Драмтеатр им.М.В.ЛОМОНОСОВА - panoramio.jpg|[[:ru:Архангельский театр драмы имени М. В. Ломоносова|Arkhangelsk drama theatre]]
Entrance of Arkhangelsk regional museum of local lore.jpg|[[:ru:Архангельский областной краеведческий музей|Arkhangelsk regional museum of local lore]]
Церемония открытия нового научно-лабораторного корпуса ФИЦКИА УрО РАН и памятника академику Лавёрову 01.jpg|laboratory building of RAS
Sutyagin house 2.JPG|The [[Sutyagin House]], claimed to be the world's tallest wooden single-family house
Кинотеатр «Мир» (Архангельск) 02.jpg|Mir Cinema
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[[Mikhail Lomonosov]] came from a [[Pomors|Pomor]] village near Kholmogory.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Mikhail Lomonosov {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mikhail-Vasilyevich-Lomonosov |access-date=February 21, 2023 |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725172753/http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048817/Mikhail-Vasilyevich-Lomonosov |url-status=live }}</ref> A monument to him was installed to a design by [[Ivan Martos]] in 1829.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} A monument to [[Peter the Great]] was designed by [[Mark Antokolsky]] in 1872 and installed in 1914.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Saint Petersburg encyclopaedia |title=Peter the Great, Monuments to |url=http://www.encspb.ru/object/2855699069?dv=2853931022&lc=en |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>

After its historic churches were destroyed during [[Joseph Stalin]]'s rule, the city's main extant landmarks are the fort-like [[Arkhangelsk Gostiny Dvor|Merchant Yards]] (1668–1684) and the New Dvina Fortress (1701–1705).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortification.ru/list/novodvinsk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304131516/http://www.fortification.ru/list/novodvinsk/ |archive-date=March 4, 2006 |title=Новодвинская крепость}}</ref> The Assumption Church on the Dvina embankment (1742–1744) was rebuilt in 2004.

In 2008, it was decided that the city's [[cathedral]], dedicated to the [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]], which had been destroyed under the Soviets, would be rebuilt. The foundation stone was laid in November 2008 by the regional Bishop Tikhon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://barentsobserver.com/en/node/20754 |title=Archangelsk invests in new cathedral |work=Barents Observer |date=November 25, 2008 |access-date=January 20, 2015 |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120221250/http://barentsobserver.com/en/node/20754 |url-status=live }}</ref> The cathedral, situated near the city's main bus station and river port, is expected to be completed and consecrated in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/russia/arkhangelsk/attractions/archangel-mikhail-cathedral/a/poi-sig/1575275/360432 |title=Archangel Mikhail Cathedral |work=Lonely Planet |access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

Another remarkable structure is the Arkhangelsk TV Mast, a {{convert|151|m|sp=us|adj=on}} tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting built in 1964. This tubular steel mast has six crossbars equipped with gangways, which run in two levels from the central mast structure out to each of the three guys. On these crossbars there are also several antennas installed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228181015/http://www.rtrs.ru/data/bashi_arhangelsk.jpg image]</ref>

An unusual example of local "[[vernacular architecture]]" was the so-called [[Sutyagin House]]. This thirteen-story, {{convert|44|m|adj=on}} tall<ref name=wan/><ref>According to other sources, twelve stories, {{convert|38|m|sp=us}}</ref> residence of the local entrepreneur Nikolay Petrovich Sutyagin was reported to be the world's, or at least Russia's, tallest wooden house. Constructed by Sutyagin and his family over fifteen years (starting in 1992), without plans or a building permit, the structure deteriorated while Sutyagin spent a few years in prison on racketeering charges. In 2008, it was condemned by local authorities as a fire hazard, and the courts ordered it to be demolished by February 1, 2009.<ref name="wan">[http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=914 Sutyagin House, Arkhangelsk, Russia: Standing tall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719171407/http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=914 |date=July 19, 2016 }}. WorldArchitectureNews.com, Wednesday March 7, 2007. (Includes photo)</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Hope |last=Ponomaryova |script-title=ru:Гангстер-хаус: Самый высокий деревянный дом в России объявлен вне закона |url=http://www.rg.ru/2008/06/26/gangster.html |work=Rossiyskaya Gazeta |location=Moscow, Russia |language=ru |trans-title=''Gangster house'': Russia's tallest wooden house is now outlawed |date=June 26, 2008 |access-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-date=September 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052944/https://rg.ru/2008/06/26/gangster.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 26, 2008, the tower was pulled down,<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:В Архангельске провалилась первая попытка снести самое высокое деревянное здание в мире |url=http://realty.newsru.com/article/26Dec2008/wooden |work=[[NEWSru.com]] Realty (Недвижимость) |location=Moscow, Russia |language=ru |trans-title=Arkhangelsk The first attempt to demolish the tallest wooden building in the world failed in Arkhangelsk |date=December 26, 2008 |access-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-date=June 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608095201/http://realty.newsru.com/article/26dec2008/wooden |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=mihai055 |script-title=ru:Сутягин, снос дома |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa_Ahn29Myw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211109/pa_Ahn29Myw |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=YouTube |language=ru |trans-title=Demolition of Sutyagin's house |format=Flash video |date=December 26, 2008 |access-date=August 15, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the remainder of the building was dismantled manually by early February 2009.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:В Архангельске разрушено самое высокое деревянное здание в мире |url=http://realty.newsru.com/article/06Feb2009/sutyagin |work=[[NEWSru.com]] Realty (Недвижимость) |location=Moscow, Russia |language=ru |trans-title=The tallest wooden building in the world has been destroyed in Arkhangelsk |date=February 6, 2009 |access-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-date=June 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604184055/http://realty.newsru.com/article/06feb2009/sutyagin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:От самого высокого деревянного строения в мире осталась груда мусора |trans-title=Only a heap of debris is left from the world's tallest wooden building |url=http://www.1tv.ru/newsvideo/137558 |work=Channel One Russia |publisher=Web-службой Первого канала |location=Moscow, Russia |language=ru |format=flash video and text |date=February 6, 2009 |access-date=December 29, 2009 |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323053539/http://www.1tv.ru/newsvideo/137558 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Arkhangelsk, Russia.jpg|right|thumb|223x223px|The promenade alongside River Dvina]]
The cultural life of Arkhangelsk includes:
* The Arkhangelsk Lomonosov Drama Theater
* Arkhangelsk Philarmonia
* Arkhangelsk Youth Theater
* Arkhangelsk Oblast Museum
* Arkhangelsk Art Museum
* [[Stepan Pisakhov]] Museum

An airstrip in Arkhangelsk was the fictional setting for a level in the 1997 hit videogame ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|Goldeneye 007]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iiILn_fKX0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211109/_iiILn_fKX0 |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |url-status=live |title=GoldenEye 007 N64 - Facility - 00 Agent |work=YouTube |date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2025}}

===Literature===
The Russian North, and, in particular, the area of Arkhangelsk, is notable for its [[folklore]]. Until the mid-20th century, fairy tales and ''[[bylina]]s'' were still performed on the daily basis by performers who became professionals. Starting from the 1890s, folkloric expeditions have been organized to the White Sea area and later to other areas of the Arkhangelsk Governorate in order to write down the tales and the ''bylinas'', especially in Pomor dialects. {{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In the 1920s, mostly due to the efforts of [[Anna Astakhova]], these expeditions became systematic. By the 1960s, the performing art was basically extinct. These folkloric motives and fairy tales inspired the literary works of [[Stepan Pisakhov]] and [[Boris Shergin]], who were both natives of Arkhangelsk.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}