Novodvinsk (Russian: Новодви́нск) is a town in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina, 20 kilometers (12 mi) south of Arkhangelsk.

[10] It was founded in 1935 as the settlement of Voroshilovsky (Вороши́ловский) serving a pulp and paper mill.

The main employer in the town is Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (Russian: Архангельский ЦБК).

Additionally, there are a concrete construction plant and a plywood factory (which also produces furniture).

[citation needed] Novodvinsk has 14 kindergartens, 7 high schools, Novodvinsk Industrial College, and two higher education schools associated with Saint-Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics, and with Arkhangelsk Technical University.