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Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Left: Paul Shurke, the American head of the expedition, received a gift from Alaskians: a model of an Eskimo boat. Center: Dmitry Shparo.
03.05.1989#6565249

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Right: an expedition member, US Eskimo woman (Alaska) Darline Alangoluk.
25.04.1989#6565258

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Crossing the Bering strait on kayak (traditional fishing and trasportation boat of coastal Chukchas, Aleuts, Koryaks and Eskimos made of seal skins).
25.04.1989#6565256

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Checkpoint at the Soviet border.
25.04.1989#6565253

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Ratmanov Island in the Bering Strait (Big Diomede), the easternmost point of Russia.
25.04.1989#6565250

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Sledge dogs are seen resting during a break.
30.03.1989#6565246

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Expedition members Zoya Ivanova, left, and Alaskan Eskimo woman Darline Alangoluk.
30.03.1989#6565245

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Snow-covered reaches of Chukotka.
30.03.1989#6565244

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Journalists, television and film crews are seen interviewing expedition members in a village along the way.
30.03.1989#6565242

Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989.
30.03.1989#6565240