THE RAPIDS OF THE PASVIK RIVER EIGHT MILES FROM ITS INFLUX INTO 



VARANGER FJORD 



Boris Glob, the most westerly Russian settlement of the Murman Coast, is situated on the 



banks of this river (see page 338). 



Photographs by Nathalie Loubovitsky 



TYPE OF CANOE USED BY MURMAN FISHERMEN 



Until the war-time necessity arose for an open harbor twelve months in the year, even 

 the Russians knew little about the Murman country, but with the outbreak of the European 

 conflict Kola Inlet became of vital importance to the whole Slavic empire. 



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