A Journey to the Edge of Russia (in the Arctic Circle!) - the village of Teriberka

One of my dreams since moving to Russia has been to see the whole country. Every oblast, every republic, every capital of every state. I also dreamt of seeing all the edges of Russia. I’ve already been to the Far East of Russia, the Caucasus mountains in the south and the exclave of Kaliningrad in the west. Next stop, the north. While visiting Murmansk, the largest city in the arctic circle, I decided to take a trip to the very edge of Russia. Where Russia ends, and Arctic Ocean begins. The part of the Arctic Ocean next to Murmansk is called the Barents Sea. To get to the Barents Sea, and the edge of Russia, one must take a trip via car 150km to a village called Teriberka. Due to Russian laws about the secrecy of their navy, Teriberka is the only place a foreigner can visit on the Barents Sea coast. In the height of winter the road to Teriberka can often be impassable. Teriberka also experiences something called the polar night. From the start of December until the second week of January, the sun never rises. On the day of my trip to Teriberka, not in the height of winter, there was just 3 hours of daylight.

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