A welder pauses in Barentsburg

A welder pauses in Barentsburg,, a Russian coal mining town in the Norwegian Archipelego of Svalbard. Once home to about 2000 miners and their families, less than 500 people now live here.

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A welder pauses in Barentsburg,, a Russian coal mining town in the Norwegian Archipelego of Svalbard. Once home to about 2000 miners and their families, less than 500 people now live here.