Urban Exploration in Provideniya, Russia | Arctic | Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

so we're in the town of provideniya we're in Russia's Far East we're about as far east as you can possibly get and still be in the country of Russia itself

provideniya used to be a hub for importing goods it was a nice deep port and after perestroika after the collapse of the Soviet Union it was kind of forgotten about

this part of Russia and here in provideniya supplied all the other surrounding towns with cement which is the most commonly used building material around here

we're being introduced to two locals or local guides showing us dance they're showing us food they're showing us their culture