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Uspenskaya church

Varzuga is situated on the most northern part of the White Sea on Kola Peninsula, almost on the Polar circle. The village is build on the shores of Varzuga river and 30 km from the White Sea.

In 1674 the Uspenskaya Church was build here. This is the oldest wooden church (1684) of the Kola Peninsula and build totally form wood without any nails. In the base of the church lays a plan of a cross. Each of the four parts of the Uspenskaya Church makes an equal cross and each branch of the cross measured 4 by 5 meters.