The West of Russia is often called its entire Europeanpart located west of the Ural Mountains and located mainly on the East European Plain. This plain occupies more than a third of the area of the whole of Europe.
West of Russia
Different regions of Russia differ from each othereconomically and geographically in the most radical way. If we proceed from the point of view that the west of Russia and its European part are identical, then it turns out that the Southern, Caucasian, Ural, Volga, Northwestern and Central Federal Districts are also the western part of the country.
However, historically, to the west of Russia it is customary to attribute those regions that are located in close proximity to the state border with European countries.
Traditionally border regions of RussiaThe Murmansk Region, the Republic of Karelia, the Leningrad, Pskov, Smolensk, Bryansk, Kursk Regions and the Krasnodar Territory, which belongs to the Southern Federal District, are considered.
Northwest Russia
Знакомство с западной частью страны стоит start with the North-West region, which includes the Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Murmansk, Leningrad, Kaliningrad, Novgorod Pskov Regions, as well as St. Petersburg, which is a constitutionally federal city, the Republic of Karelia, the Komi Republic and the Nenets Autonomous District, which belongs to Arkhangelsk region.
The features of the North-West of Russiatemperate and subarctic climate, because this region is located in the far north of Europe, having access to the Arctic Ocean. In addition, several regions of Russia have access to the Baltic Sea, which is a long-standing transport corridor connecting many European countries.
Economic and geographical position of the regionsThe North-West is characterized by long-standing and fairly strong ties with the countries of Northern Europe, such as Norway, Finland and Sweden, although Russia does not have a land border with this state.
Best of all, the depth of the connections is illustrated by the factthat annually the Finnish consulate in St. Petersburg issues several hundred thousand tourist visas to residents of the North-West of Russia. Most often, residents of St. Petersburg go to Finland on short one-day tours to visit shops, museums or performances of Western musicians.
Climate and nature
Описание Северо-Запада России невозможно без Mention the unique natural wealth available in this region of the country. For example, more than half of the forest reserves of the European part of Russia are located in the north-west: in the Vologda, Novgorod and Leningrad regions, as well as in the Republic of Karelia.
The landscape of the region is mostly flat,covered with forest, taiga, tundra. In the north, in the Murmansk region, a characteristic feature of the landscape are the hills, gently sloping low hills covered with low grasses that can survive the short northern summer.
In addition, there are deep rivers in the region, such as the Northern Dvina and the Pechora. Of great importance for the economy of the district is the Neva, which flows from Lake Ladoga and flows into the Gulf of Finland.
Cities of the Northwest
There are several in the north-west of Russialarge cities that are of great importance for the economy not only of the region, but of the whole country. First of all, it is worth mentioning St. Petersburg, whose economic and geographical position makes it a dynamically developing transport and industrial center of Russia.
Another major city in the northwest isMurmansk is the only seaport in the north whose waters do not freeze. Founded in 1917, Murmansk has turned over a hundred years of its existence into the largest city located beyond the Arctic Circle and into one of the strategically important ports of Russia. Through it coal is supplied to Europe, as well as many fishing vessels set sail from Murmansk.
