

The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. The construction site that involved workers who arrived from the German Democratic Republic to take part in the project. Photo: Walter Lidke, a vehicle driver from the German city of Erfurt.
- Categories: Labour, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Permsky kray, Russia
- Event date: 14.08.1986
- Date published: 08.07.2025
- Author: Alexey Kurbatov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 86-14374, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5345x3521px, 7.9Mb