There is something truly magical in the nature of Russia's Far North: a sky which is often gloomy, the coldness of the Barents Sea, stones, a bit of grass and flowers, and, of course, tundra and rocks.
While most European countries enjoy an Indian Summer, people in Russia's Murmansk region, most of which is located north of the Arctic Circle, have long taken out their warm clothes and spend their free time contemplating the beauty surrounding them.
Take a pause to meditate scrolling through Sputnik's gallery.
Rocks on Rybachy Peninsula in Murmansk region
Tourists near Cape Kekursky on Rybachy Peninsula in Murmansk region
The Barents Sea near Lodeinoye village in Murmansk region
Cranberries growing at the bottom of Cape Kekursky's rocks on the Rybachy Peninsula in Murmansk region
A tourist camp at Cape Kekursky on the Rybachy Peninsula in Murmansk region
First frost near the Titovka River in Murmansk region
A view of tundra with lakes near Lodeinoye village in Murmansk region
Stones on the Barents Sea coast outside Lodeinoye village in Murmansk region
A view of tundra near Teriberka village in Murmansk region
Rocks at Cape Kekursky on the Rybachy Peninsula in Murmansk region
A tourist camp in Motovsky Bay on the Sredny Peninsula in Murmansk region
First frost near the Titovka river in Murmansk region
The Barents Sea coast near Lodeinoye village in Murmansk region
A view of rocks on the Rybachy Peninsula in Murmansk region
Rocks at Cape Kekursky on the Rybachy Peninsula in Murmansk region
