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Category : Places in Russia - Arkhangelsk - Pinega

A magic moon over the Pinega river ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 The Pinega river runs into Northern Dvina	A Russian banya. ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 It is traditional way to build washing place - banya on the bank of the river. Usually every family in a village have their one banyas.	Discussing a route into the wilderness with a bear hunter. ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 The photographer is sharing a drink with a local hunter discussing the move of the next day.
Inside the perma frost caves. ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 Lena and Per Torleiv inside a natural phenomenon, the perma frost caves in Golobino by the Pinega River. They are situated 15-20 meters under the ground, as huge labyrinths.	Krasnogorsky, once a beautiful monastery. ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 Only these old walls knows what was happened here, but they are in silance.	On the river Pinega, passing the village Shotogorka. ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 A travel by canoe called baidarka by Pinega river.
Per Torleiv inside the cave ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 Inside a frozen cave. The cave is situated not far from Golobino, on the bank of Penega river.	River boats by the banks of river Pinega ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 Rivers boats is the main transport in the far away villages by the river Pinega.	The Krasnogorsky monastery ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1995-0 In the past this was a beatiful cathedral, which is known as the excile place of price Golitsyn, the lover of Sofja. It has also been used as prison and a mental hospital in the Soviet time.
With baidarka on the river Pinega ©Øyvind Ravna Date: 1990-08 "Beautiful views of river's banks and its ""moon stone"". Once coming here it is difficult to forget it."