Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Архангельск) is a city and administrative center of the oblast in Russia and near the mouth into the White Sea, and was the chief medieval and early modern port of Russia until 1703 when it was replaced by Saint Petersburg, and a railway connects the city to Moscow and air service is from two airports.

The arms of the city displays the Archangel Michael defeating the Devil, and legend states this victory took place where the city stands, hence the name, and that Michael stands to watch over the city to prevent it's return. It is the final destination of the Norther Railway, and is host to two airports itself, and local public transit is provided by buses and minibuses as well, alongside direct links to the capital city of Russia, all the way to Yaroslavl and Severodvinsk, but trams and trolleys existed until 2004 and 2008 respectively itself.

The city is home to a few characters, and Bandy is the biggest sport in the city itself, and is considered a national sport in Russia itself, and Russian leagues are held there as well, and it was home to two universities which were merged with several other higher learning institutions in 2010 to form the Northern Arctic Federal University itself, and is home to a medical school and a branch of the All-Russian Distance Institute of Finance and Economics.

Characters from Arkhangelsk

 * Lev Kovtun
 * Valery Poleshchursky