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Magadan-Kolyma (07.2009)

Magadan - Eight times zones northeast of Moscow, this sub-Arctic region is twice the size of Portugal, with only 100,000 inhabitants. Site of Stalin’s' infamous Gulags and inspiration for Solzhenitsyn's "Gulag Archipelago", it's estimated that perhaps as many as 2,000,000 died or were killed in the Kolyma forced labor camps. Frigid and isolated, the area was known as the, “gateway to hell”. Rich in minerals, today the region is one of Russia's largest gold producers. And, as you will see, the site of some magnificent scenery.
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Bear paw print.

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  • Fishing on Cape Nuklya.
  • Empty net.
  • On the shores of Cape Nuklya.
  • Cape Nuklya.
  • Marker commemorating the 1st geological expedition to land here in 1928. (Cape Nuklya)
  • Marker close-up.
  • Chapel in the rock. (Cape Nuklya)
  • Chapel altar.
  • Crab on the chapel altar.
  • Ola River Fishing. The guy with the pony tail kicked one of the RT correspondents. After much to-do involving everyone from the police, to the governor's office, to the FSB (former KGB), he got 3 days in jail.
  • On the road again... This time to Kolyma - "Trassa"
  • Bear paw print.
  • Bear tracks by the side of the road.
  • High up in the hills, snow.
  • On the road to Kolyma region where Stalin's forced labor camps were located.
  • Remains of Gulag camp Heta.
  • The umbrella didn't last long in the strong winds.
  • An eerie silence & haze over the remains of Stalinist era forced labor camp, Heta.
  • Remains of forced labor camp Heta.
  • Barbed wire. Gulag camp Heta.
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