The ghost town in the Arctic
The ghost town of Pyramiden on Svalbard once was a Soviet coal mining settlement on the soil of a NATO member state - a geopolitical anomaly that has its roots in the Treaty of Svalbard from 1920. It was abandoned in 1998, but has gained renewed attention in the wake of the Russian war on Ukraine.
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Color Photography Contest
2026Bronze
Photojournalism
Non Professional
The ghost town in the Arctic
The ghost town of Pyramiden on Svalbard once was a Soviet coal mining settlement on the soil of a NATO member state - a geopolitical anomaly that has its roots in the Treaty of Svalbard from 1920. It was abandoned in 1998, but has gained renewed attention in the wake of the Russian war on Ukraine.
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