What Makes Murmansk Special? Murmansk, nicknamed the “Gateway to the Arctic,” is the world’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle, with a population of about 300,000 inhabitants (it used to be 468,000 in 1989), so its population has been in decline since the end of the Cold War. Murmansk is a major Russian port in the Arctic Ocean. The port of Murmansk remains ice-free … Continue reading Murmansk, the World’s Largest City North of the Arctic Circle 🇷🇺