Kingdom of ice and tropical gardens: Amazing Murmansk region at the RUSSIA EXPO

The Murmansk region is not only the Northern Lights and Teriberka, but also an Arctic botanical garden where orchids and palm trees grow. The stand of the Murmansk region at the RUSSIA EXPO immediately attracts attention: it is decorated with a majestic nuclear icebreaker, inside which you can see the northern lights.

The exposition also presents one of Murmansk's landmarks - a monument to the defenders of the Soviet Polar Region during the war, which Murmansk residents call Alyosha. The height of the monument in reality is 42 meters, which makes it the second largest after the Motherland in Volgograd.

Photo: Alexey Naritsin

And the most important thing is a large interactive screen, which displays key facts about the region. Guests can learn everything they need to know by melting ice with a touch, breaking it with a special hammer and even making an explosion. Visitors to the exposition are most interested in the tourism opportunities. And not for nothing. In winter you can plunge into the dark polar night and see the northern lights, go skiing and snowboarding. In summer, tourists can sunbathe even at night, because the sun never sets over the horizon, and also take walks and visit nature reserves. Meanwhile, in the fall it is worth going to the sea to see whales.

Photo: Alexey Naritsin

Also, at the exposition you can learn more about such attractions of the region as Teriberka village with its snow-covered beaches and ship graveyard, Khibiny - a unique mountain massif on the Kola Peninsula and, of course, the Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institute. For many people it will be a discovery that thanks to several generations of scientific workers now coffee, lemons and palm trees, orchids and lilies grow in the Far North.

Photo: Alexey Naritsin

Please note that this week the RUSSIA EXPO is open from Wednesday, March 13, the next technical day will be on Tuesday, March 19.