Krasnoshchelye (russian: Краснощелье) is a
rural locality
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(a ''
Selo'') in
Lovozersky District
Lovozersky District (russian: Лово́зерский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.Law #96-01-ZMO Municipally, it is incorporated as Lovozersky Municipal District.Law #574-02-ZMO ...
of
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...
,
Russia
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. The village is located beyond the
Arctic Circle
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, on the
Kola Peninsula
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. It is 157 m above sea level.
The majority of the population are
Izhma Komi
The Izhma Komi (Russian: '; endonym: ; Nenets: нысма, ''nysma'') is a sub-group of the much larger Komi people, who traditionally reside in the north of the Komi Republic, primarily in the Izhemsky District, but also in the Nenets Autonomo ...
and
Sami
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.
The film "The Tundra Race" by German director René Harder portrays the village and its inhabitants. The documentation was launched at the
Locarno International Film Festival
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in 2013.
Climate
References
Rural localities in Murmansk Oblast
Komi peoples
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