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Provideniya () is an ); 5,432 ( 1989 Census ). HISTORY It was a former Soviet military port, sited on a Fjord sheltered from the Bering Sea. High-sprung transports connect the town's concrete slabbed main street with outport settlements along the fjord. There is a technical school, one functioning cinema, a post office, a museum of Chukotka history and culture, a bakery complex and (mostly decrepit) port facilities. INHABITANTS Most of the town's current residents are Yupik , a branch of the Eskimo s. Despite the religious significance of its name (it is Russian for ''Providence'', as in ''divine providence''), the town's title was never changed during the Soviet era, although a large statue of Vladimir Lenin was erected there, and still stands. CLIMATE
TRANSPORT The town is sometimes referred to as the ''Doorway to the Arctic'', and since the breakup of the Soviet Union tourism from nearby Alaska has given the local economy a significant boost. Bering Air , an Alaskan airline, offers charter services to Provideniya Bay Airport from both Nome and Anchorage . Alaska Airlines used to do regular flights to Provideniya Bay Airport back in the 1990s and was known for the Friendship Flight in 1988 where it was the first American airline to serve a Soviet town. |
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