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"White writing above the abandoned coal mine. It says "Peace to the world!" in Russian (Миру мир!). The phrase was commonly used in Soviet state-owned projects."

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Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Russia,

Pyramiden is the abandoned Soviet mining town found in a remote coastal inlet on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Once a thriving community of workers who enjoyed shared-living in this hostile and isolated location, the collapse of the Soviet Union initiated a sudden and complete removal of the town’s population.

On March 31, 1998, the last coal was extracted from the mine and the last permanent resident left by October 10. Seemingly frozen in time, the town remains largely preserved in part due to the frigid conditions with only a couple of residents to greet and guide curious tourists and its vast population of gulls.

Still owned by the state-owned Russian mining company Arktikugol Trust, which also owns the settlement of Barentsberg, Pyramiden once had over 1,000 inhabitants.

Among its amenities were a cultural centre with a theatre, a library, art and music studios; a sports complex; and a cantina open 24 hours a day. It also had a primary school.

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A female polar bear breastfeeds her two cubs in the harbour of the abandoned Russian settlement of Pyramiden. Photograph: Florian Ledoux

Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet coal mining settlement on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard which has become a tourist destination.

Пирамида российский шахтёрский посёлок на острове Западный Шпицберген архипелага Шпицберген, законсервированный в 1998 году. С 2007 года в посёлке постоянно живут и работают 7-10 человек зимой и до 50 человек летом. Своё название посёлок получил из-за пирамидальной формы горы, у подножия которой он основан на берегу бухт Петунья и Мимер. Посёлок находится на расстоянии около 120 км от Баренцбурга. Расстояние до столицы архипелага, Лонгйира, составляет по прямой около 50 км на юг. До 1998 года Пирамида была самой северной в мире действующей шахтой.