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Sakhalin (08.2010)

The Sakhalin Region consists of more than 59 islands, the largest being Sakhalin, Russia's largest island. The capital city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has a population of approximately 175,000. Seven time zones east of Moscow, Sakhalin has, at various times throughout its history, been controlled by Russia & by Japan. Used as a penal colony during Tsarist & Stalinist times, the Japanese forcibly deported thousands of Koreans to Sakhalin during WWII. At the end of the war, the Soviets regained control of the entire Sakhalin region. Although Japan surrendered, to this day, Russia and Japan have not signed a peace treaty and certain territories remain disputed. A mountainous area of majestic beauty in the Pacific, Sakhalin 's main industries are fishing, oil and gas. Truly a world apart from Moscow, visiting Sakhalin was the realization of a long-time dream. Exhausting, but worth every minute.
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Making the first cut.
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Making the first cut.

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  • Tunaycha salmon processing plant. (Sakhalin, Russia)
  • Salmon processing.
  • Making the first cut.
  • A dirty, bloody, smelly job.
  • Bathing the roe egg sacks at Tunaycha.
  • Salmon roe on conveyor.
  • Salting the roe, known as red caviar in Russia.
  • Picking out the bad eggs.
  • Detailed egg inspection.
  • Gull.
  • Selling crab & shrimp by the roadside.
  • On the rocks.
  • Sakhalin wildflowers.
  • Sakhalin Border Patrol.
  • Border Patrol ship.
  • Border patrol navigation equipment.
  • Yaroshevsky in contemplation.
  • The ship's Captain.
  • Проверка документов на рыбацкой шхуне пограничниками.
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