Russian Forests

The northern forests between the Ilesha and Uftyuga stretch across the watershed of the Pinega, Vychegda and Northern Dvina. Rivers rise among the woods and marshes and run towards the great waterways on either side. The Malaya Ilesha flows north towards the Pinega, while the Uftyuga makes its way west to the Northern Dvina. The intervening forest forms a broad inland country between the river valleys and their scattered settlements.