With Stalinist architecture, a prominent bust of Lenin and posters extolling the motherland, the desolate mining town of Pyramiden is one of the last Soviet outposts in the Arctic. The journey to ...
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Pyramiden: The Arctic’s time-capsule town
Welcome to Pyramiden, formerly a bustling Soviet coal mining town. Today, it is maintained by its sole resident, who serves as the caretaker, preserving the town's historic essence.
People say that the Soviet town of Pyramiden was abandoned overnight. In reality, however, the desertion occurred over a period of months. But a visitor arriving in Pyramiden in the fall of 1998 would ...
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