Murmansk is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia.
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Murmansk is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia.
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Murmansk suffered extensive destruction, the magnitude of which was rivaled only by the destruction of Leningrad and Stalingrad.
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Rest of the war, Murmansk served as a transit point for weapons and other supplies entering the Soviet Union from other Allied nations.
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Murmansk is the venue of the decommissioned Lenin which is a museum ship.
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City's association football team, FC Sever Murmansk, played in the Russian Second Division until 2014 when it folded due to financial difficulties.
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Port of Murmansk remains ice-free year round due to the warm North Atlantic Current and is an important fishing and shipping destination.
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Port of Murmansk is the headquarters of Sevmorput and the administration of Russian Arctic maritime transport.
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Murmansk has been affected by global warming in recent decades, similar to other Arctic locations.
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