POLAR EXPEDITION

KARTESH

July 2, 2016

Tobseda

Late in the evening of July 2 the 2016 Kartesh Arctic Expedition reached a tiny settlement of Tobseda located on the Barents Sea shore.

Tobseda used to be a major fishing village, now inhabited by only two people; sometimes ornithologists and tourists visit them. The remains of the former life of the village are scattered around: houses, a barn where fishing nets were dried, wooden boats…

We talked with the local old-timer Vasily and fixed up a photography exhibition. Rich surroundings of the abandoned village captured us and made us stay for a while.

Photos by courtesy of Yaroslav Amelin

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