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Star and slogan

Look up on the hillside above Barentsburg — there's a five-pointed star and the Communist-era slogan Миру Мир/Miru Mir, or "Peace to the World". The sign also serves a useful function during winter, as when the star becomes visible again, the polar night has ended and summer is coming.

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Handicraft center
Russian-style souvenirs here, made by locals. There are workshops for baking, painting and making finger puppets.
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Lenin statue
It may be only the world's second most northernly statue of Lenin (the top spot still belongs to Pyramiden), but it's still a popular spot to take a picture.
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Art Arctic Gallery
The main exhibition isn't about art, it showcases whalers' items from clothes to carved Orthodox crosses all the way back from the 17th century as well as parts of the wooden ship that Willem Barents expedition used when sailing the waters in 1596. Temporary exhibitions include traditional and folk art by Arctic peoples and paintings of Svalbard by Anna Mikhailova, a Russian painter.
adults (15 years or older) 75 NOK, 10-14 years 25 NOK, under 10 years free
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Pomor Museum
Stuffed polar bears, a dinosaur footprint and lots of rocks.
Entry 50 kr