Inside a Russian Mining Town in Svalbard, Norway (Surreal)
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We travelled to the previous unseen Russian coal mining town of Barentsburg, near the North Pole, on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway... Barentsburg is high up in the Arctic, in Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago, but with a twist, this mining town of less than 500 people is owned by Russia, and it is nearly exclusively populated by Russians, Ukrainians and people from various countries of the former Soviet Union (USSR). How is it that there is a Russian / Soviet town in Norway? And what is life like there for the residents living in a country inside a country? Let's travel to Barentsburg to investigate & explore this rather unique settlement, meet its people and discover more about life in this incredibly unusual place. To get to Barentsburg we took an hours boat ride from Longyearbyen (the biggest town in Svalbard) which is under Norwegian control, over to Barentsburg (the second-biggest town in Svalbard) which is under Russian control. The two towns may be close physically be they feel like they are worlds apart. - Follow our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565773611151&mibextid=LQQJ4d 🙏🏼❤️ Support our channel: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia https://buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia - Our Travel Gear - https://www.mattandjulia.co.uk/our-gear - We get all of our music here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/5kn86h/ - We make all of our thumbnails here: https://partner.canva.com/c/2604310/647168/10068 - For business enquiries - [email protected] You can also, find us here: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565773611151&mibextid=LQQJ4d WEBSITE: https://mattandjulia.co.uk INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/matt.and.julia PATREON: https://patreon.com/mattandjulia BUYMEACOFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattandjulia YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/mattandjulia TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/Matt_and_Julia 🎵 Music: All the music in this video comes from here: http://share.epidemicsound.com/freemusic - #svalbard #travel #arctic #russia #norway #travelvlog #explore #adventure
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