Severodvinsk 's a city in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the delta of the Northern Dvina, west of Arkhangelsk. In the Soviet period, the town was named Molotovsk. Population has declined in recent years . History The territories around the North Dvina were discovered at the start of the first millennium by Vikings. British and Norman ships came to these places for mining, fur and fishing before the 13th century, but later the climate became colder and access to the northern seas became… (More on Severodvinsk)