Svalbard. Abandoned Soviet High Hopes

Spitsbergen (or Svalbard in Norwegian) archipelago is one of the northernmost inhabited places of our planet, which is controlled simultaneously by two countries - the Kingdom of Norway and the Russian Federation. The region once-prosperous is now in the doldrums since for more than 20 years most of the Russian settlements have been left and forgotten. Today we are taking a 6-day hike and will hit the still living Russian village of Svalbard and abandoned villages of Pyramiden, Grumant, and Kolsbey. Ed