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Mobilisation along border to Finland and Norway. Drafted men from the Pechenga rayon. Photo: town Mayor Andrei Kuznetsov on Telegram
Drafted men from Murmansk. Photo: Governor Chibis on Telegram
Young indigenous Nenets men from the Yamal-Nenets region going to war. Photo: Governor Artyukhov on Telegram
Mobilisation in Murmansk. Photo: Governor Chibis on Telegram
A last hug. Man from the Pechenga rayon going to war. Photo: Andrei Kuznetsov on Telegram
Governor Dmitry Artyukhov speaks to young men from the Yamal-Nenets region head of their departure to the battlefield. Photo: Artyukhov on Telegram
Smiles ahead of the battle. Men from Yamal-Nenets region going to War. Photo: Governor Artyukhov on Telegram
From the Yamal tundra til war. Photo: Governor Dmitry Artyukhov on Telegram
Komi men on their way to war. Photo: Governor Vladimir Uiba on Telegram
Last good-bye in Pechenga. Photo: town Mayor Kuznetsov
Last good-bye in Pechenga. Photo: Andrei Kuznetsov on Telegram
Murmansk Governor Andrei Chibis speaks to local drafted men. Photo: Chibis on Telegram
Local man from Pechenga rayon says farewell to relatives ahead of departure for the battlefields. Photo: Andrei Kuznetsov on Telegram
Drafted men from Aleksandrovsk, Kola Peninsula. Photo: vk.com/zatogadjievo
Drafted men from Gadzhievo, Murmansk region. Photo: vk.com/zatogadjievo
Last good-bye in Snezhnegorsk, Kola Peninsula. Photo: vk.com/zatogadjievo
Drafted men from Aleksandrovsk, Kola Peninsula. Photo: vk.com/zatogadjievo
Drafted men from Kandalaksha, Kola Peninsula. Photo: Irina Prosolenko at VK
Drafted men from Kandalaksha, Kola Peninsula.
Drafted men from Kandalaksha, Kola Peninsula.
Men from Komi Republic going to war. Photo: Vladimir Uiba at Telegram
Mobilization in Chukotka. Photo: Governor Roman Kopin on Telegram
Mobilization in Chukotka. Photo: Governor Roman Kopin on Telegram
Blessing by the archbishop. Photo: church of Severomorsk
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Once upon a time, a busy runway for warplanes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The mining town of Zapolyarny visible in the horizon from the huge closed down air base. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Woman on duty in the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
On the wall of the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Once upon a time, a Soviet military check-point. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Abandoned apartment blocks close to the air-field. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
«Peace on earth. We protected our freedom in fight». Photo: Thomas Nilsen
A golden bust of Yury Gagarin shines the glory of the town. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Abandoned apartments block. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
School bus in front of on of the few apartment blocks where people still are living. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The school in Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
School bus ready to drive home the children from the military garrisons around Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
"Tankodrom" - Roadsigns in Korzunova are not like in any other towns. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
There are still some military activities outside of Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Scrap metal from installations once upon a time important for the Soviet air force. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Corroded bust of Lenin stands in front of one of the abounded buildings in the town center. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Workers tear down some of the old houses in the center of Korzunovo. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The Gagarin museum. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Inside the Gagarin museum. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
A golden Yury Gagarin shines glory over Soviet space history. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Colonel Yuri Korzunov, a Soviet hero pilot from World War 2, gave the name to the town of Korzunovo. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The newly rebuilt monastery in Pechenga. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Ulf Gøran Mathisen patrolling on the river, Norwegian side. Photo: Céline Clanet
Norwegian patrol near the Russian border, in the forest. Photo: Céline Clanet
A Norwegian conscript takes a break while watching the Russian/Finnish/Norwegian border, at Treriksrøysa three-border zone. Photo: Céline Clanet
Ingar Solberg, policeman at the Nyrud border Station, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Russian watchtower over the River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Telephone intended to connect the two Norwegian and Soviet border posts during the Cold War. Photo: Céline Clanet
The city of Kirkenes and the Barents Sea in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
The reindeer herd of the Sami herder Egil Kalliainen, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Pasvik River in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksander Fedukhin showing bullets from WWII, found nearby the Pasvik River in the Nikel region, Russia, while looking for soldiers remains. Photo: Céline Clanet
Vadim Neganov searching for remains of soldiers from the Second WorldWar, in the Nikel region, Russia. Photo: Céline CLanet
In the old mine in Nikel, Russia, nearby the Pasvik River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Alyona, inhabitant of Nikel, Russia, and her rabbits. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksey fishing by the river, in Nikel, Russia. Céline Clanet
Midnight sun over the enclosure where the reindeer are gathered as the work on marking the calves continues into the night. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Jukka Similä is a Law Research Professor with the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. His research includes natural resources law, environmental protection and Arctic policy. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi is Member of the Sámi Parliament and former editor of Yle’s Sámi-language news. Photo: Ville-Riiko Fofonoff / Sámi Parliament in Finland
Frederic Hauge is founder of the Bellona Foundation. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi wants a future without mining inside the grazing land and migration routes of the reindeer in the Enontekiö municipality. She has stated a petition against the mining and collected thousands of signatures in just a few weeks. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Electric car charger at Hotel Hullu Poro (Crazy Reindeer) in Levi, northern Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Boliden Kevitsa near Sodankylä in Lapland is located south of the core Sámi area. Behind this gate is one of the biggest open-pit mines in Finland. The main products are nickel and copper concentrate and in addition to this also significant amounts of platinum, palladium, gold and cobolt. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The herders stay in these cabins on the banks of Lake Salvasjärvi in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Reindeer in the Ergon/Erkuna siida in the Käsivarsi reindeer-herding cooperative are gathered in the enclosure when the calves are to be marked. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cabins by Lake Salvasjärvi, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The black dots in the skies are not the photographer's dirty lens. They are all hungry mosquitoes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi and Tuomas Siilasjoki say mining could cause contamination to the waterways. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cloudberry flowers. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norway-Finland border fence. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
View towards the Norwegian municipality of Kautokeino from the mountain plateau in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area on the Finnish side of the border. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
На переднем плане командующий Северным флотом вице-адмирал Александр Моисеев. Для просмотра остальных фотографий нажмите на изображение. Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Большой противолодочный корабль проекта 1155 «Североморск». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Малый противолодочный корабль «Снежногорск». На заднем плане ракетный крейсер «Маршал Устинов». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Подводная лодка проекта 667БДРМ «Дельфин» на фоне десантного корабля «Кондопога». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Командующий Северным флотом вице-адмирал Александр Моисеев (в центре) и губернатор Мурманской области Андрей Чибис (справа). Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Все члены экипажа на палубе малого противолодочного корабля «Снежногорск» в защитных масках. Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Малый ракетный корабль «Рассвет» проекта 1234. Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Кормовая часть ракетного крейсера «Маршал Устинов». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Экипаж на палубе дизельной подводной лодки проекта 877 «Палтус». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Новейшая российская стратегическая подлодка «Князь Владимир» проекта «Борей-А» прибыла на Северный флот всего несколько недель назад. Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Ракетный крейсер «Маршал Устинов». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Подводная лодка проекта 667БДРМ «Дельфин» на фоне десантного корабля «Кондопога». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Экипаж на палубе подводной лодки проекта 667БДРМ «Дельфин». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Одна из шести подводных лодок проекта 667БДРМ «Дельфин» в составе Северного флота. Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Одинокий член экипажа на корме подводной лодки проекта 667БДРМ «Дельфин». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Флагман Северного флота «Петр Великий». Фото: пресс-служба Северного флота
Heros of the Great Patriotic war (World War II). Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Final match in the sport hall was long ago. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Visitors can today step inside the buildings in Pyramiden. Like this sport hall. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pyramiden is situated 50 kilometers north of Longyearbyen. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
".... our northern," reads half of the photo-collection poster left on the wall in the palace of culture. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The red tower of this town sign sculpture is made of old water-pipes from the coal mine. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The grand piano is an original "Red October" (Красный октябрь). Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Imagine a Saturday evening when the palace of culture was packed with coal miners listening to classical music. Or maybe there was an Arctic version of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet on stage? Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Soviet fairy tale illustration on the wooden fence outside the school. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The blocks of flats are well preserved by the Arctic climate. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Likely a door to heaven for the coal miners. The sign reads "Beer Bar", but the last pint was emptied 20 years ago. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
No more water in the world's northernmost swimming pool. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
One lonely ice-skate left in the window. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The mechanical workshop for the coal mine. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The entrances to the coal mine are up in the mountain above the town. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
... and yes, it is also the world's northernmost bust of Lenin. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Yes, lots of children lived in Pyramiden, a well functioning family society. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Where people once lived, birds have now taken over. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Svalbard is famous for its bird-watching sites. Although this "bird-cliff" is somehow special. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Why the town was named Pyramiden? Well, take a look at the nearest mountain. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Comrade Lenin has a great panorama view over the town with the Nordenskiold glacier in the background. The town is still state-owned and maintained by the Russian mining company Arktikugol Trust. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
From the shafts, the coal was transported to port via this structure. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Coal loading crane in the port of Pyramiden. Operated by the Russians, but Svalbard is Norwegian land. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Nice playground under the Arctic sun, but image how it was to be a child here during polar night. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
USSR-Norwegian friendly connections. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Hammer and Sickle, the symbol of the Soviet Union. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pyramiden even had its own cowshed. Nothing's like a fresh glas of milk after a long night in the coal mine at 79 degrees north. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
With a bit of luck you may meet an Arctic fox in between the abandoned buildings in Pyramiden. A bit curious, and not too afraid of humans if you keep a distance. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The hospital. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Children's reading book over a dusty version of the transcripts from the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1986), the first congress presided over by Mikhail Gorbachev as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Outdoor sport stadion named after Yury Gagarin, the first man in space. Football field in summer, ice-skating rink during winter. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
In times of climate changes, Pyramiden coal power plant provided both heat and electricity. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pyramiden was abandoned in 1998, but the houses are still in rather good shape and are maintained by Arktikugol Trust (Арктикуголь means Arctic coal). Photo: Thomas Nilsen
"Kuzbass" is another important coal region for Russia. Pyramiden heliport in the background. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Seems like this building is sad not to house people anymore. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Soviet-style Arctic art made of mosaic on the wall in the cantina. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Really large cooking pots in the cantina. For the coal miners. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Twelve-past-we-left-the-town. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Some plants are thirstier than others. For this one, it is too late. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The party is over. For good. Priviet (hello) vodka. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The main (and only) avenue in Pyramiden is named after the 60th anniversary of the October revolution. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
"No smoking". Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Map of the world on top of the world. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pyramiden coal harbor. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Long time ago, in Pyramiden, a green indoor plant decorated the cantina. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The world's northernmost Palace of Culture. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Once upon a time the world's northernmost kindergarten (rigth) and school (2-storey building). Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Part of the port facility in Pyramiden. The Nordenskiöld glacier across the fjord. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pyramiden is located in Billefjorden, an appendix fjord in the innermost part of Isfjorden. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
