Gueorgui Pinkhassov Murmansk is an important fishing and shipping seaport on the Kola Bay, 12 km from the Barents Sea. The port remains ice-free year round due to the warm North Atlantic drift ocean current. During th
(...) e Cold War, the Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet used the southern reaches of the sea as a ballistic missile submarine bastion, a strategy that continues today. Russia. 2006. © Gueorgui Pinkhassov | Magnum Photos