Archangel CommitteeJan 271 minHolocaust Remembrance Day Memory, Dignity and Justice International Holocaust Remembrance Day marked the 77th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Auschwitz...
Archangel CommitteeJan 181 minArctic Convoy Memorial Display in Moscow A large photographic display has been placed in a prominent location at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport honoring the cooperation among...
Archangel CommitteeDec 27, 20211 min2021 Winter Solstice in Archangel (2 p.m.)Photo by Yevgenia Tanaseychuk International Relations Specialist Archangel City Administration
Archangel CommitteeDec 22, 20211 minSister Cities in Archangel NewsRecently, the official newspaper of the Archangel City Administration printed a lengthy article celebrating the 33rd Anniversary of the...
Archangel CommitteeNov 18, 20212 min33 Years as Sister Cities - in birch treesOn November 18, 2021, we observed the 33rd Anniversary of the signing of The Treaty of Friendship in Archangel. On that date in 1988,...
Archangel CommitteeSep 11, 20212 minArchangel Remembers the Arctic Convoys:1941 - 1945Archangel recently completed several days of remembrances and studies of the Arctic Convoys of World War Two. The Commemorations focused...
Archangel CommitteeSep 3, 20211 minPhotography Exhibition Opens at Gorham Public LibraryThe "Bridges of Friendship" photographic cultural Exhibition sponsored by the Portland Camera Club and the Spolokhi Camera Club in...
Archangel CommitteeAug 27, 20211 minSophia Steparova: Young Archangel Musical ProdigySophia Steparova is a young Archangel student who has been studying music for 12 years, and who specializes in singing and playing the...
Archangel CommitteeAug 20, 20211 minArchangel Honors Maine War VeteranIn May 2021, World War Two U.S. Army Veteran Elmer T. Graffam sent a letter of greetings to Archangel Veterans of the Great Patriotic War...
Archangel CommitteeAug 16, 20213 minCasco Bay (Greater Portland) Maine Naval Operations1941 – 1945 With Arctic Convoy Commemorations in Archangel scheduled for late August 2021, we are all familiar with the story of the Liberty Ships in...
Archangel CommitteeAug 12, 20211 minArchangel's Forum to the Glory of the Navy and the FatherlandDERVISH 80 AUGUST 28 to 31, 2021 ARCHANGEL, RUSSIA Every year since 2005, Archangel has organized and hosted a multi-day Forum dedicated...
Archangel CommitteeAug 5, 20212 minMatitsa: Wooden boats in the Arctic countries and Maine“In the Russian North, the word “matitsa” means the primary hand hewn wood beam which supports the ceiling in wooden buildings, at the...
Archangel CommitteeMay 31, 20212 minLIBERTY SHIPS & OTHER RECENT ACTIVITIESDespite the global COVID pandemic, our Committee has been busy in 2021 with a number of other projects not previously featured on our...
Archangel CommitteeMar 10, 20212 minIcebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the WorldThe adventures of the 1596-1597 Dutch expedition to the Arctic led by William Barents are the subject of a new (2021) book by American...
Archangel CommitteeJan 16, 20211 minArchangel Committee receives mail from NASANASA recently sent us the Original Letters that Greater Portland and Archangel up-linked to the International Space Station in June 2020....
Archangel CommitteeJan 14, 20211 minHappy (Old) New Year!Happy (Old) New Year and stay warm! Our friends in Arkhangelsk have reported very cold temperatures today, the first day of the New Year...
Archangel CommitteeDec 30, 20201 minNew Year in ArkhangelskNew Year’s Atmosphere in Arkhangelsk Since 14 December the lights are switched on at the Central Square in Arkhangelsk, the city’s main...
Archangel CommitteeDec 21, 20201 minArkhangel Museum of Local Lore is 180 years old! Check out their website to see photos of the ever-changing exhibits: https://kraeved29.ru/ (or https://en.kraeved29.ru/ for English...
Archangel CommitteeDec 17, 20201 minArctic visitors center in Arkhangelsk16 December 2020 Arctic visitor center opens in Arkhangelsk In Arkhangelsk, an Arctic visitor center opened at the Northern Shipping...