Museum of Venedikt Yerofeyev

Khibiny for 4 days (July 2017)

Short trekking in the vicinities of Kirovsk. Radial hiking from the MSU research station to Aiquaivenchorr and Pachvumchorr. The year 2017 was extremely snowy, so we were not able to reach more remote parts of the mountains.

Khibiny are low (max.1201m) peneplenized mountains with distinctive glacial landforms. The hiking is wild, no prepared routes, so you will definitely feel the taste of discovery there. The main hub for travellers is a nearby city Apatity with its airport (connections to Moscow and St.Petersburg) and a railway station. Kirovsk was built in 1920s when precious apatite and nepheline were found in the Khibiny massif and experienced a fast growth. After the fall of the USSR the city lost almost a half of its population. However, now Kirovsk is reviving due to the influence of Phosagro company and the development of tourism, especially skiing resort.
Main tourist attractions: Apatit exhibition centre (history of mining in the area with a fine collection of minerals and rocks), the northenmost botanical garden in Russia, museum of Venedikt Erofeev (author of Moscow - Petushki), Snow village, ski resort Big Wood.

Music used in the video:

Us - Regina Spektor
Utekay - Mumiy Troll (Утекай - Мумий Тролль)
Safety Net - Riot
Mne bi v nebo - Leningrad (Мне бы в небо - Ленинград)
5 years time - Noah and the Whale
Noble Dub - Silent Partner
Proctor - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena