Pinega river shores, Arkhangelsk region, Russia

Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol district and part of the Dvinsky county, the Pinega county of the Arkhangelsk region of the Vologda governorate was established, and Pinega became a district town. Пинега — один из древнейших населённых пунктов Архангельской области. Указом императрицы Екатерины II в 1780 году, на месте упразднённого Кеврольского уезда и части Двинского уезда был образован Пинежский уезд Архангельской области Вологодского наместничества, а Пинега стала уездным городом.

Pinega, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia

Pinega, Russia

A landscape photograph depicting a village scene in the Pinega area of the Arkhangelsk Region, Russia. It shows wooden buildings, likely houses, with a snowy foreground and a forest in the background under a cloudy sky.