Krasino (Russian: Kpacинo) is a small Russian settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, on the southern island of Novaya Zemlya. First settled in 1925 due to Soviet Arctic studies, the population was predominantly Russian with a Nenet minority. During the Cold War, Krasino was the centre of the Novaya Zemlya southern test site (NZSTS), which saw air, underwater, and underground tests of nuclear weapons.
There is a lighthouse near the settlement, which is still in working order.
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