Nikolskoye, Kamchatka Krai
| Nikolskoye (English) Никольское (Russian) |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
| Administrative district | Aleutsky District |
| Administrative center of | Aleutsky District |
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| Municipal district | Aleutsky Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Nikolskoye Rural Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 676 inhabitants |
| Time zone | PETT (UTC+12:00) |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Postal code(s) | 684500 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 41547 |
Nikolskoye (Russian: Нико́льское, Aleut: Никоольскиҳ) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Aleutsky District of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on Bering Island in the Commander Islands chain. Population: 676 (2010 Census);808 (2002 Census);1,356 (1989 Census). It is the only remaining inhabited locality in the district.
It was founded in 1826 by Aleut (Unangan) settlers from Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands who were brought there by Russian fur traders. While engaging to some extent in the traditional pursuits of whaling and sealing with harpoons and spears, they were primarily employed in the harvest of fur-bearing animals, notably sea otters and fur seals.
Currently, the population is divided roughly evenly between Russians and Aleuts, but mixing between the two is common.
The current economy is based primarily on fishing, especially the harvest of salmon caviar, mushroom gathering, and government services and subsidies. Despite living in an environment that is extremely rich with wildlife, the inhabitants of the island are very restricted in the use of these resources since almost the entire island is a nature preserve. In the years following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, poaching of fish, Arctic fox, reindeer (which were introduced to the island), and migratory waterfowl was widespread, but there is virtually no harvest of marine mammals due to strict protection.
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