and Valentin Kataev, and the Russian/Soviet zoologist Nikolai Knipovich. The hotel provides accommodation for participants in the Northern Festival (the "Polar Olympics") which is held in Murmansk. In literature The Arctic is mentioned in the poem "A Toast to Zhenya" by Yuri Vizbor: References External links Azimut Hotel Murmansk official website Presentation on the renovation project (PDF), see pages 32 – 39. Murmansk Hotels in Russia Hotels established in 1984 Hotel buildings completed in 1984 Buildings and structures in Murmansk Oblast Hotels built in the Soviet Union 1984 establishments in the Soviet Union