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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Russia's Vaida Bay Military Cemetery

From Commonwealth War Graves site.

The graves of Edmund Seymour Burke and  James Beardsley are located here along with those of fifty other Russians who died in World War II.

Probably not a place you'd want to visit because it is extremely barren, cold most of the year and all sorts of travel problems will be encountered.

Here's what the site has to say:

The cemetery is a 7 to 8 hour drive from Murmansk across largely rough  and poorly maintained roads.  Access by road is only available for a short period of time during the summer months and should only be attempted with a well-maintained  4X4 vehicle.

Permission to visit the Rybachy Peninsula must also be obtained from the Russian Northern Fleet before attempting the trip.

--GreGen


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