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Murmansk. Part 4, Abram Cape December 16th, 2015
Looking at the Kola Bay almost from the very center of Murmansk - from the station, Schmidt Street or a pedestrian crossing over the paths to the port, you can see exactly opposite, on the other side, a small village, secluded on the slope of a hill, and consisting of literally a couple of streets and several five-story buildings . Off the coast of the bay, it houses the former second shipyard. This is Abram-Mys - in the past a separate settlement, and now officially the outskirts of Murmansk. Since it is located opposite, it means that it is also interesting to see the panoramas of the city and the seaport from there.
When you look from the city, it seems that Abram-Cape is right next to it. Just cross the bay. But in fact, getting to the village is not so easy - if earlier boats from the sea station really went there regularly, then in 2013 they were subjected to "optimization" (in the worst sense of the word), and now you can only get to Abram-Mys by bus number 24. The peculiarity of the situation is that the nearest bridge across the Kola Bay (which, by the way, I showed in the previous part) is located ten kilometers south of both the city center and the village of Abram-Mys, so the bus makes a huge detour, almost reaching Kola, and then returning back along the other side. As a result, it turned out that for an hour I rode the bus, despite the fact that between the final points in a straight line two kilometers.
If on the previous day in the first half of the day the weather was consistently cloudy, and in the late afternoon it was consistently sunny, then on this day the weather became changeable in Murmansk - with a constant change of rain and sun, much more often than in St. Petersburg. When I was crossing the bridge across the Kola Bay by bus, the rain poured like a wall, as if from a bucket, and there was no gap to be seen. But twenty minutes later, when the bus brought me to the village, the sun was shining, and only wet asphalt and puddles reminded me of rain.
2. Lesnaya street - the central street of Abram-Mys. However, besides it, there are only two streets in the village - Sudoremontnaya and Okhotnichiy Lane. As soon as I arrived, I felt like I was in a wilderness. In general, Abram-Mys is perceived in this way - a deaf outskirts of Murmansk. Approximately like Kanonersky Island in St. Petersburg.
3. Stalin's school building. It seems to be one of the oldest buildings in the village.
Abram-Mys arose in the 1930s as a working settlement of the shipyard No. 2. However, this plant did not survive the nineties and remained closed. In 2005, a plant for the production of oil and gas equipment appeared on its basis, but this enterprise is clearly smaller than a ship repair plant, judging by the fact that the village is still in severe decline and looks deplorable. It seems that many residents of Abram-Cape commute daily to work in the city.
4. Among the five-story buildings and several barracks houses, there was only one ten-story building in the village:
5. And five-story houses are very typical for the Far North. Without balconies, with wide windows and painted in unusual colors. And just as typical for the North, they are peeled off ... not only the general decline of the village corrodes the lining of the walls, but also the frequent northern winter blizzard.
6. Brook with a wooden bridge. Pay attention - there are cows walking on the other side! I wonder where they came from here at all, and where they graze - on rocky hills and forest tundra?
7. But in general, after arriving at Abram-Cape, I was visited by the thought: "And where did it bring me?".
8. And this is how Abram-Cape looks from afar - from a hill on Zeleny Mys in Murmansk, where there is a memorial to the Great Patriotic War.
9. Literally a couple of blocks of houses - Abram-Cape is very small in area (although about 2 thousand people live here). A step to the left, a step to the right, and from the yards between the five-story buildings you will emerge into the forest-tundra.
"Aren't you going for mushrooms?" a man asked me in one of the yards. This is also part of the northern flavor - the wealth of nature at your side by residential buildings. Picking mushrooms and berries a couple of hundred meters from your yard is a common thing for local residents!
10. Such a view from Abram-Cape opens onto the Kola Bay. Now the port of Murmansk and the city itself are on the other side. Here, on Abram-Cape, it is surprisingly quiet, but the noise of port cranes from the other side is heard no worse than in the city.
11. And this is a view towards the city. Directly ahead is the coal terminal of the seaport.
12. On the edge of the village there is a war memorial dedicated to the 1st Air Defense Corps, which during the Great Patriotic War defended the sky over Murmansk, and was based precisely on Abram-Mys. An 85-mm anti-aircraft gun 52-K stands on the pedestal.
14. Here, at the memorial, other military air defense equipment is exhibited, including those that appeared already in the post-war era. Here, for example, are the S-75 (left) and S-200 (right) anti-aircraft missile systems.
15. Fighters - Yak-3 (left) and Su-15 (right), then the S-100 Neva air defense system and two air defense systems from the previous picture.
16. This is how it looks from the city:
17. Having examined the memorial, I went to the high shore of the Kola Bay. In the foreground, on the left, the already mentioned plant is visible, and on the other side - Murmansk. Can you find a hill with Alyosha, a sculpture of a soldier, in the landscape?
18. Here he is! It is perfectly visible from everywhere.
19. The general plan of Murmansk from Abram-Mys looks something like this. The sea facade of the city in the form of a port, in particular, a coal terminal, and behind it - the upper districts of the city with multi-storey buildings.
20. View with an approximation. Here you can clearly see the Church of the Savior on the Waters, shown in the second part, and also, on the right, the lighthouse on the memorial to the sailors who died in peacetime.
21. View a little to the left. The combination of white-gray high-rise buildings with hills covered with forest-tundra and reindeer moss makes up the Murmansk flavor.
22. Now let's look at the city center. Exactly opposite Abram-Mys, you can clearly see the maritime station (the photo is close by the link) and the pier, at which the nuclear icebreaker "Lenin" stands, now observed from the stern.
23. Opposite View:
25. Sea trade port:
26. Shipyard No. 1 and, in the foreground, two icebreakers - Baltika on the left, Kapitan Dranitsyn on the right.
27. View to the south. You can see the characteristic two pipes of the Murmansk CHPP, which I also already showed in the previous parts.
28. And a view to the north - in the direction of the open Barents Sea:
29. Underfoot - northern vegetation, which is a surprisingly beautiful carpet of mosses and herbs.
30. And above your head - the northern polar sky, amazing even in cloudy weather:
31. Around the forest-tundra:
The nature of Murmansk and its environs already seems harsh, and the wind seems strong and cold. But I have not yet reached the final goal of my journey - the open coast of the Barents Sea. Having visited Abram-Mys, I took the return bus and drove back to Murmansk. By the way, at the exit from Abram-Mys I saw a convoy of bikers with Yaroslavl numbers passing towards me. After I returned to the city, in the evening I had to go to Teriberka - the final and culmination of my June trip to the North. But before starting the story about Teriberka, I will show you the Lenin nuclear icebreaker, which is now a museum.
As part of the walks in the distant parts of Murmansk - a trip to Abram-Cape. This is also a deaf and dull garrison outskirts, which, however, is very noticeable from the city center with its brilliant fighter-monument on a hill. Legally, it is part of the city, but in fact - an autonomous village with its own separate life, different from the city. Like a gunboat in St. Petersburg before the tunnel was built.
However, let's take a walk and see.
Part of the memorial at Abram Cape.
Initially, I planned a boat trip along the Kola Bay and landing on Abram-Cape, opposite Murmansk, but on Monday morning, instead of heat and sun, thick fog suddenly fell on the city, heavy rain began and the boat, with great regret, had to be canceled. Arctic, what to do. However, after three hours I did get there by land, through the Kola Bridge - when the fog partially dissipated. The rain didn't stop, so the trip to the memorial (see, the plane on the mountain, behind the houses?) took place in wet weather, but I didn't have to choose.
1. View of Abram-Cape in good weather from the pier of the Seaport (I took it on the day when I went on the nuclear-powered ship "Lenin"). The girls are the same as in picture #5. An airplane is visible on the slope of the hill.
2. And this is the same plane on the memorial as seen from the opposite shore of the Kola Bay (zoom).
3. Now fast forward to the next day, rainy and gloomy. So, after a 50-minute trip on the Murmansk city bus number 24 - through half the city, then across the new Kola bridge, and on the way to the north, I landed on this very Abram-Cape. Surprisingly, the city bus goes there! (although not often, according to the schedule).
4. First you need to go through the valley of a small river, through the bridge.
5. Then we pass through the old part of the garrison, up the path.
6. On the other hand - Brezhnev's five-story buildings.
7. The road takes us to the memorial. It is pouring rain, it is extremely inconvenient to shoot.
8. Air defense missile launchers were delivered first.
11. Looking back: view of the air defense missile launchers.
12. There is an aerial bomb in the grass under the fighter, and why with a radiation sign painted on it.
13. The memorial ends with an anti-aircraft gun at a steep slope down. Further, in a heavy cloudy gloom, quarters of Murmansk are visible, they are already across the bay.
14. Tablets of the fallen soldiers.
15. I must note that despite the heavy rain and the remoteness of May 9, the memorial was very clean - not a speck, there were wreaths, flowers - it was clear that he was being watched.
16. Granite tablet on a memorial with a diagram of air defense points during the Great Patriotic War in the vicinity of Murmansk.
17. Anti-aircraft guns at the pedestal.
18. Now let's go to the slope and look at the city opposite. It must be nice weather in the evening, when the sun is behind, there are great views. But now it was raining, alas. On the mountain you see "Alyosha" - remember, I said that this is the absolute dominant of these places?
19. Let's move the camera to the right: two icebreakers are visible below - "Lenin" at the sea terminal, and to the right is another one, diesel. And to the left of "Lenin" - another white vessel. This "Klava" (Klavdia Elanskaya) came from the next flight. The clouds are so thick that they cover the upper part of the city and blur the view of the houses.
20. Now we go down a short road, built of concrete slabs, down to the bay.
21. ... and again a view of "Alyosha" (on the mountain).
22. Rain intensifies. But I still decided to walk to the bay, since I got here.
23. Looking up - at the only 9-storey building of the garrison.
24. And here, from behind warehouses and workshops, again a view of the Lenin nuclear-powered ship on the other side of the bay (in the center).
25. Went down to the bay. View of the port of Murmansk, opposite.
26. And more to the left, to Zeleny Mys with "Alyosha". Now the tide is out, the shallows are exposed.
27. We rise upward, and we leave to a stop. I got pretty wet during the trip, it's time to return to the city.
Yes, it's dark in here. Especially in bad weather.
To be continued.
Gateway to the Arctic.
On the western coast of the Kola Peninsula (practically opposite the Marine Station of the city of Murmansk) is one of its microdistricts - Abram-Mys (formerly a village). It is located on the cape of the same name on the coast of the Kola Bay. Administratively, it is part of the Pervomaisky district of the city of Murmansk. The article is devoted to this microdistrict, its sights, nature, history and interesting facts. In addition, the article shows how to get to your destination, as well as the bus schedule in Abram-Mys.
The legend about the origin of the name "Abram"
In the vicinity of the city of Murmansk, there are several objects with names that include the name Abram. Local old-timers explain this with one ancient legend, which says that during the reign of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, in the 16th century, a priest lived on the Kola land, whose name was Araamy or Varlaam Keretsky, this name eventually transformed into Abram. And in these places the real devil was in charge, he sat on a rock and did not let any of the living creatures into the sea, that is, he blocked the exit from the Kola Bay to the ocean. He left his place only when he tempted the priest Varlaam.
At that moment, when the priest was leading the service, the devil came to his wife's house, taking the form of a lover. But one day a black day came for evil spirits - the priest's wife suddenly died. Varlaam, along with her body, went on a boat past the damn rock to bury her. This was the only case when the devil let a man past his cape and let him pass into the ocean. But when the priest returned to his place back in the temple, the demon was gone. Since then, the ocean in this place is considered free. It was the Devil's Cape that Kolyans (the priest supposedly led services in the church in the name of St. Nicholas in the city of Kola) called Abram-Cape, in honor of the victory of good over evil. People still call him Varlaamov.
Toponym "Abram" in these parts
It should be noted that in addition to the legendary and romantic piece of land Abram-Mys, the microdistrict of Murmansk bears the same name.
The toponym "Abram" is quite widespread in these places. In addition to the area itself, the cape, the name of the priest who supposedly lived in these places, there is a toponym in the name of the rocky picturesque coast, steeply escaping into the waters of the Kola Bay - Abram-Pakhta.
There is a hill here, which is located not far from the rocky coast, which is called Abram-Tundra.
Abram-Korga also existed, the so-called shoal, which was blown up, as it prevented ships from passing.
All these names have been known since the 17th century, they are found in official documents of 1609, although it has been established for certain that there were no Abrahams among the local landowners.
The history of the microdistrict
Once upon a time there was a settlement on the site of the Abram-Mys microdistrict, which, according to some sources, was founded in 1926 and was called the Varangian Creek. It got its name from a stream that flows into the Kola Bay, not far from the mouth, at which the settlement is located. It was a small village, in which, according to statistics, about 2 dozen people lived. In the 1930s, a water intake was built here to be able to fill ships and tugboats with water.
In 1937, ship repair docks were moved here, and the settlement was renamed Abram-Mys. Families of workers also moved here, and the population of the village increased. By the end of the 1930s, it numbered over 300 people.
It should be noted that ship repair plant No. 2 was created here, but it did not survive the 90s and remained closed and unclaimed, but on its basis in 2005 a plant for the production of oil and gas equipment arose. The enterprise is currently not an economic driver in the microdistrict, so many residents go to work in other districts of Murmansk.
Description of the microdistrict
If you look at from the station or from the city center, on the contrary, on the other side, you can see a small microdistrict, which is secluded on the slope of the hill - this is Abram-Mys. In the past, a separate settlement, at present - a microdistrict of the city.
Today, about 3 thousand people live in the microdistrict of Murmansk - Abram-Mys. It consists of several streets, but it has all the necessary infrastructure: a kindergarten, a school, a cultural center, shops, a hospital. The houses here are typical five-story buildings, and only one of them is nine-story. All of them were built in Soviet times and have architecture characteristic of that time.
The residents of the microdistrict are connected with the outside world by transport links. There is a bus from Murmansk to Abram-Mys.
How to get there
When you look from the city to Abram-Cape, it seems to be very close. But, in fact, getting into the microdistrict is not so easy. Until 2013, boats regularly went there, but then they were abolished, so you can only get to the microdistrict by bus. Routes 24 and 111 follow to Abram-Mys. The complexity of the situation lies in the fact that the nearest bridge across the Kola Bay is located 9 kilometers from both the city center and the microdistrict, but the bus makes a huge detour, almost reaches Kola, and then returns back along the other bank. As a result, to get to the microdistrict, you need to spend about an hour on the road (there are only a few kilometers between the final points, if directly).
Bus number 24 departs from the city center, bus number 111 departs from the bus station at Abram-Mys. Their schedule: 6:30, 11:00, 14:50, 19:50.
Memorial complex to the Defenders of the Arctic
A military memorial complex is located on the outskirts of the microdistrict. It is dedicated to the 1st Air Defense Corps, which defended Murmansk from German air raids. The air defense corps was located on Abram-Cape.
Everyone knows very well that Murmansk is a hero city, which is called the second Stalingrad. During the war years, the city was a real northern non-criminal fortress, the courage and heroism of its defenders is impressive. The Germans tried in every possible way to break through to the Murmansk port, and when they failed, they tried to disrupt its work with the help of air bombing strikes. More than 185,000 bombs were dropped on the city. Of the 2830 buildings survived, and then in the form of ruins, 990. More than 1000 raids were made, for each inhabitant of the city there were more than 30 explosive and more than 70 incendiary bombs.
The city was practically wiped off the face of the earth, but it survived and did not let the enemy through. Murmansk would have burned to the ground, if not for the work of the 1st Air Defense Corps, which served mainly girls. The Germans met stiff resistance from our air defenses. They lost here about 100 thousand officers and soldiers, almost 2 thousand aircraft, more than 800 transport and combat ships. Then a lot of our fighters died, in memory of them, their courage, heroism, sacrifice, this memorial complex was created. For perseverance, courage and courage, Murmansk was awarded the honorary title of "Hero City".
An 85-mm anti-aircraft gun "52-K" is installed on the pedestal. Other military air defense equipment is also exhibited here, including those that appeared in the post-war period, for example, the S-75 and S-200 anti-aircraft missile systems.
The first part of the military complex was opened in 1986, the second in 1994. The alley of the memorial leads to the monument to the Defenders of the Arctic Sky. From here, the observation deck offers a magnificent view of the Kola Bay and the city, as well as the port and the Marine Station.
In the distance, on the Zeleny Mys hill, you can see a giant monument to the defenders of the Arctic - "Alyosha".
Neighborhood streets
The Abram-Mys microdistrict is small, its central street is called Lesnaya, besides it there are two more: Ship Repair and Okhotnichiy Lane. It should be borne in mind that this is not a modern microdistrict with new buildings, but a former village that was administratively attached to the city. It fully corresponds to its former status; in its essence, it is a suburban sleeping area of the city.
It really is no different from other areas of Murmansk, the only difference is that it is isolated and located on the slopes of the gorge formed by the Varangian stream.
The nature of the surroundings, reviews of tourists
People often come to Abram-Cape to admire the landscape, the port, ships, listen to the cries of seagulls, the sounds of nature. In the vicinity you can find amazingly beautiful blueberry and blueberry carpets. This place is very fond of mushroom pickers who come here from the city and arrange real mushroom hunting competitions. As tourists note, it is very comfortable, quiet, nature is simply amazing.
The microdistrict offers a magnificent panoramic view of the city, so many people visit this place to admire not only the beauties of nature, but also the city.
Fans of video and photography also often come from the city to Abram-Cape. Photos of the landscape and nature, the amazing beauty of the bay and the city are really impressive. Many say that they get here solely for the sake of unique shots.
The beauty of the nature of these places is striking. There are a huge number of shrubs and herbs: lingonberries, rosemary, dropsy, blueberries. Pine, spruce and birch trees grow here. In some places in the undergrowth you can find mountain ash. The forest is rich in mushrooms: boletus, boletus, russula, volnushki.
Aurora Borealis - Natural Landmark
But another amazing natural phenomenon attracts tourists here - the aurora borealis.
This is a truly enchanting natural phenomenon with its beauty, mystery and splendor. Many tourists take wonderful photos of this phenomenon from this microdistrict of Murmansk. The pictures are very beautiful, but watching the play of aurora is even more impressive - it is a true aesthetic delight.
I continue to share my impressions of my acquaintance with the largest city of the Arctic, and today we will go to the famous Abram Cape, a place on the western shore of the Kola Bay, where today a remote microdistrict of the city of the same name is located. There is also a memorial complex dedicated to the 1st Air Defense Corps, which defended the sky of the Arctic during the Great Patriotic War. Like the famous "Alyosha", Abram-Mys is considered to be a rather strong and iconic landmark of Murmansk.
The visit here took place as part of my planned trip along the western coast of the Kola Bay, along the conditional route "Murmansk - Polyarny", the day after visiting Teriberka, and this route was supposed to give me many beautiful photos of the bay, panoramas of Murmansk and Severomorsk, as well as others beauties... However, things didn't quite go as planned...
An unexpected and sharp drop in air temperature led to the fact that, already in the morning, an impenetrable wall of vapor rose above the warm bay to the very sky, hiding not only the bay itself, but everything around, within a radius of several hundred meters on both sides of it.
When we drove up to the Kola Bridge to cross to the other side, the handsome bridge seemed to be gone, and the entire traffic flow, at the speed of a pedestrian, plunged into a white substance and instantly dissolved in it.
02. Toward evening, the visibility on the bridge became a little better. The photo was taken on the way back.
But, it was only necessary to drive a little away from the bay and visibility again became normal. On both sides of the R-21 "Kola" highway, one could admire very beautiful winter landscapes. And the most stunning views, illuminated by the soft polar dawn, opened, of course, from the height of the hills.
03. Highway R-21 "Kola".
After about 10 kilometers, we reached the urban-type settlement of Abram-Mys, which today is considered the 8th microdistrict of Murmansk. By the way, because of its isolation from the city, it is not physically felt at all.
04. Polar dawn.
According to local beliefs, this area received its name many centuries ago. There is even a legend associated with the name of the priest Araamia (Abram) and the devil who lived on the cape and did not let fishing ships into the ocean.
Here, in 1920, not far from the mouth of the Varangian stream, which flows into the Kola Bay, a village with the beautiful name "Varangian stream" arose. The population was only a couple of dozen people. In the 1930s, fishing workshops, a kind of branch of the shipyard No. 2, actively developed here, workers moved here with their families, the population increased significantly and by the end of the decade it was already more than 300 people. And soon there is a change of name to Abram-Cape.
05. Northern nature.
Today, the microdistrict, which consists of only a few streets, is home to about 3,000 people. There is all the necessary infrastructure: a kindergarten, a school, a recreation center, a hospital, shops, etc. The houses are ordinary Soviet five-story buildings and only one house has nine floors. Transport links connect residents with the city center. Bus number 24 runs every hour, travel time is 50 minutes. They say that there used to be a convenient and fast (only 10 minutes) boat crossing, but then it was abolished.
From the highway "Kola" the central street Lesnaya leads to the village. From it we turn onto Okhotnichiy Lane, steeply leaving to the top of the hill. It seems that it is unrealistic to drive on it… ice, snowdrifts and a very strong slope… Just look, the car will stall and roll back… But, we successfully coped with this test and got to the Memorial complex, located at the very top in a beautiful park area.
The first stage of the complex was opened in 1986, and the second in 1994. A snow-covered alley stretching into the distance leads directly to the monument to the defenders of the Arctic sky, and along it there are historical aircraft, a cannon and anti-aircraft defense systems.
08. Planes on pedestals: the famous single-engine fighter-bomber of the WWII - Yak-9 and the fighter-interceptor of the 60s - Su-15.
09. Yak-9. Somewhere nearby, under the snow, there should be a model of an air bomb.
10. In front of the planes there are anti-aircraft missile systems of the S-125 Neva air defense system (on the right in the photo), S-75 Dvina / Pechora and S-200 Angara.
Probably, everyone is well aware that Murmansk is a hero city, which is often called the second Stalingrad. During the war years, the city became a real northern impregnable fortress, and the courage and heroism of the defenders of the Arctic is impressive! 185,000 bombs were dropped on Murmansk! Of the 2830 buildings in the city, only 990 survived in ruined form. The city was practically wiped off the face of the earth, but, nevertheless, survived and did not let the enemy through. The Germans lost about 100 thousand soldiers and officers, almost 2000 aircraft, more than 800 combat and transport ships in the Arctic. For courage and perseverance, Murmansk was awarded the honorary title "Hero City" with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
11. S-75 "Dvina / Pechora" air defense systems (left) and S-200 "Angara" (right).
At the end of the alley there is a memorial to the soldiers of the 1st air defense corps and an 85-mm anti-aircraft gun 52-K. From this point, in good weather, a magnificent panoramic view of the Kola Bay and Murmansk itself, the port and the Marine Station with the Lenin nuclear icebreaker opens.
12. 85-mm anti-aircraft gun 52-K.
In the distance, on the Zeleny Mys hill, you can see the giant "Alyosha" - the famous monument to the Defenders of the Arctic.
People often come to Abram-Cape to admire the ships, port cranes, listen to the cries of seagulls and the specific music of the repair docks. In the vicinity of the village there are amazingly beautiful carpets of blueberries and blueberries, and the forests are rich in mushrooms.
The soaring bay crossed out all my plans for panoramic views... Instead of ships, the port and Murmansk, I saw only a white silence that began right behind the pedestal with an anti-aircraft gun. Hoping to see at least something from the pier, we went down the street. Ship repair to the pier, however, they found only closed gates to the territory of Gazflot LLC. There was nothing more to catch here, and we went to the next point of our "surreal" route - the village of Belokamenka. To be continued.
13. Steam over the bay
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And yet we still have summer!))) Yesterday, for example, it was sunny, hot, green ... And Murmansk people know how to appreciate these wonderful days, especially since you never know if the weather will be the same tomorrow (here Today, for example, it is rainy and cloudy). So we went out of town, and not just where our eyes look, but with a goal. And the goal was marked as follows: we will go to the other side, to the plane on Abram-Cape. "That coast" is the left bank of the Kola Bay, you can get there by boat (but it rarely goes) or through the bridge (we went through it). The plane is visible "from this shore", stands on a high place, we knew that there was a memorial complex, but we had never been there. Here we go...
Probably, it is necessary to explain the name - Abram-Cape - a combination so familiar to Murmansk residents, however, I have not heard a clear explanation about its origin from anyone. By the way, I did not find a clear answer in the literature. I will refer to the opinion of V. Muzhikov, the author of books and articles on the toponyms of Murman.
"In addition to the microdistrict and the cape, the toponym Abram is associated with the names Abram-pakhta, a steep rocky shore of the Kola Bay, one and a half kilometers south of Abram-cape, and Abram-tundra, a hill to the west of Abram-pakhta. Abram-pakhta had the same name. Korga, a shoal in the Kola Bay in the middle of the fairway, 171 meters from Abrampakhta.Currently, Korga has been blown up and removed, as it interfered with the approach of ships to the fishing port.
All these names have been known since the 17th century. True, in the documents of 1608-1611 it was written "Abraham's buttermilk" - that was the name of the local tonya, however, in the documents of the same time, there is no Abraham among the owners of the tonya. The artist Polenov, communicating with local residents, heard the legend of Varlaam (Abraamy, Abram) Keretsky, a Kola priest from the time of Ivan the Terrible. There is also mentioned a sheer rock, called Abramova Buttermilk. "Oral tradition," writes Polenov in his book The Reviving North, "changed the name of Varlaam or Abraham to Abram."
And here we are on the other side ... Along the alley leading to the memorial complex dedicated to the 1st Air Defense Corps, which defended the sky of the Arctic during the Great Patriotic War, and there are aircraft (YAK-9 during the war, a model, and SU-15 , modern) and rocket launchers.
Near the Yak is a model of an air bomb.
Surprisingly, there are quite a lot of people near the memorial: mothers with children who have specially arrived, like us, are walking ...
On the pedestal is an anti-aircraft gun.
Stele with the names of fallen soldiers...
Monument to women - air defense soldiers.
From the memorial there is a beautiful view of the city and the ships moored at the pier: red is the nuclear icebreaker "Russia" in the dock, to the left is the first nuclear icebreaker "Lenin", turned into a museum, even more to the left, white is the motor ship "Klavdiya Elanskaya", or simply "Klava", as the Murmansk people call it (there is no disdain in this, on the contrary, something like "home" is heard; here the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" is simply called "Kuzya")))
Away, on the hill Zeleny Mys, is a monument to the Defenders of the Arctic, Alyosha, as he is called.
And a peaceful sky above your head... Here, these familiar words take on a special meaning.
