An abandoned apartment building in Severny, in northern Russia, looks like a snow queen cave.<br />The apartment block is covered with snow, frost and icy stalactites.<br />Severny is located above the Polar circle.<br />It was established, when coal mines were discovered in the area.<br />In the 1990s, coal production declined and the majority of plants were closed.<br />After an accident in 2016, which took the lives of 36 people, the mine was abandoned.<br />These days about 8,000 people are still living in the town.<br />As people keep moving away, the number of inhabitants continues to decrease.
