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  • Working under an unusual treaty, Soviet miners drill for coal deep in a mountain on Norway's Spitsbergen Island, far north of the Arctic Circle.  This mine rose above now-shuttered Soviet hamlet of Pyramiden, a location almost never visited by any foreigners.
    SV 1915.jpg
  • A Soviet era coal-mining foreman relays orders underground at a mine in Pyramiden, a now-abandoned town that was rarely visited by foreigners.
    SV 1822.jpg
  • Soviet children breakfast in a communal dining hall in Pyramiden, one of the world's northernmost towns that is situated on Norway's Spitsbergen Island due to an unusual treaty.
    SV 1626.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-055.jpg
  • Mongolian archaeologist Tovuudorj Sanjmyatov ("Sasha") (MR) studies carvings on a 2700+ year-old, bronze age deer stone monument at Ulaan Tolgoi archaeological site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia.   Sasha is a renowned pioneer of Mongolian archaeology, some of it pursued & published during Soviet era.
    MGe 060626-018.jpg
  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway. Soviet milkmaid & world's northernmost cows at 79 deg. latitude in indoor farm at Pyramiden (a Russian mining town).
    SV 1734.jpg
  • The city symbol of Arkhangel'sk, a Russian port near the Arctic Ocean, displays the Archangel Gabriel dueling Satan - an odd reference to religion that survived the Soviet era.
    RUe 070426-008.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-061.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-058.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-048.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-038.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-030.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-028.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-026.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-020.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-019.jpg
  • Mongolian archaeologist Tovuudorj Sanjmyatov ("Sasha") (MR) sketches carvings on a 2700+ year-old, bronze age deer stone monument at Ulaan Tolgai archaeological site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia.  Sasha is a pioneer Mongolian researcher, who did much work and publication during the Soviet era.  <br />
MS0702_060626_0129.NEF
    MGe 060626-013.jpg
  • A protective "singha" lion outside Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-036.jpg
  • Doorknob at Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-033.jpg
  • Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-026.jpg
  • A modern Mongolian visitor makes a cell phone call from the Temple of the Yadam at Choijin Lama Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-022.jpg
  • A smokestack towers above an industrial district and Soviet era housing in Brasov, Romainia.
    RO 1161.jpg
  • AVIATION.  Mock dogfight between Korean War era American plane and Soviet MIG at airshow in Bozeman, Montana. Bridger Mts. bkg.
    MT 4930.jpg
  • AVIATION.  Mock dogfight between Korean War era American plane and Soviet MIG at airshow in Bozeman, Montana. Bridger Mts. bkg.
    MT 4929.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley. 80-year old Tibetan Buddhist lama in Rinchenlhumbe who survived Soviet repression during which most monks were killed.
    MG 2726.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-063.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-056.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-044.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-011.jpg
  • Mongolian archaeologist Tovuudorj Sanjmyatov ("Sasha") (MR) sketches carvings on a 2700+ year-old, bronze age deer stone monument at Ulaan Tolgai archaeological site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia.  Sasha is a pioneer Mongolian researcher, who did much work and publication during the Soviet era.   <br />
MS0702_060626_0135.NEF
    MGe 060626-014.jpg
  • Buddha figures in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-030.jpg
  • Wrathful & protective deities in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-011.jpg
  • Jay Jensen ends ski expedition in Soviet Pyramiden, earth's northernmost town & coal mine.
    SV 1542.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley. 80-year old Tibetan Buddhist lama in Rinchenlhumbe who survived Soviet repression during which most monks were killed.
    MG 2725.jpg
  • A statue of Lenin stands in front of the Soviet-era Ulaanbaatar Hotel in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080720-067.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-069.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-058.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-067.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-064.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-062.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-061.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-060.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-059.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-054.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-053.jpg
  • A view of Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia from the Zaisan Monument, which was built by the Soviets to commemorate people killed in World War II.
    MGe 080718-052.jpg