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5198
The Kurds
Iraqi Kurdish refugees in the rubble of Penjwin, Iraq. 1991.
© Ed Kashi / VII
5198
The Kurds
Iraqi Kurdish refugees in the rubble of Penjwin, Iraq. 1991.
© Ed Kashi / VII
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4915
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Every winter, workers build ice roads in the tundra to serve gas and oil companies exploring in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic; and every summer, the roads melt away into the marshland.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4915
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Every winter, workers build ice roads in the tundra to serve gas and oil companies exploring in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic; and every summer, the roads melt away into the marshland.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4908
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Men working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Bashneft" sit together in the smoking room. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4908
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Men working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Bashneft" sit together in the smoking room. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4913
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A man working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Bashneft" collects hot water in the Arctic tundra.
The water is cooked with diesel.
Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4913
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A man working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Bashneft" collects hot water in the Arctic tundra.
The water is cooked with diesel.
Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4910
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
The cooks are the only female on site at the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4910
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
The cooks are the only female on site at the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4905
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Andrei fills up his snow tank with diesel in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4905
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Andrei fills up his snow tank with diesel in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4912
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Men working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" deliever hot water to dormatories in the Arctic tundra.
The water is cooked with diesel.
Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4912
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Men working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" deliever hot water to dormatories in the Arctic tundra.
The water is cooked with diesel.
Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4901
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Photo embargoed until 2013.
A man working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" braves a snowstorm in the Arctic tundra. Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4901
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Photo embargoed until 2013.
A man working for the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" braves a snowstorm in the Arctic tundra. Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4916
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A worker repairs his truck in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4916
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A worker repairs his truck in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4895
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Portrait of Andrei, a tank driver for the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka". Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4895
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Portrait of Andrei, a tank driver for the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka". Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4902
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A man working for "Siesmorevzedka" rubs himself with snow during sauna in the Arctic tundra. The water is heated by the diesel tank on the left of the picture. Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4902
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A man working for "Siesmorevzedka" rubs himself with snow during sauna in the Arctic tundra. The water is heated by the diesel tank on the left of the picture. Typically, these men work in the cold, isolated wilderness for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4907
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Workers signal a snow tank to reverse in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4907
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Workers signal a snow tank to reverse in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4911
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Truck drivers at the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" eat together after work in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4911
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Truck drivers at the oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" eat together after work in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4906
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Andrei exits his snow tank to deliver light bulbs to colleagues in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4906
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Andrei exits his snow tank to deliver light bulbs to colleagues in the colony set up by oil and gas prospecting company "Siesmorevzedka" in the Arctic tundra. Typically, they work in the cold, isolated Arctic tundra for the entire winter, returning to civilisation only in spring.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
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4919
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Every winter, workers build ice roads in the tundra to serve gas and oil companies exploring in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic; and every summer, the roads melt away into the marshland.
4919
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Every winter, workers build ice roads in the tundra to serve gas and oil companies exploring in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic; and every summer, the roads melt away into the marshland.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4918
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Every winter, workers build ice roads in the tundra to serve gas and oil companies exploring in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic; and every summer, the roads melt away into the marshland.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
4918
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Every winter, workers build ice roads in the tundra to serve gas and oil companies exploring in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic; and every summer, the roads melt away into the marshland.
2012 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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2833
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools, where discarded gas masks litter the classrooms.
But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. Slightly off the main path for tourists is the former Pripyat Sports Complex, one of the few buildings not substantially altered by tourist presence.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
2833
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools, where discarded gas masks litter the classrooms.
But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. Slightly off the main path for tourists is the former Pripyat Sports Complex, one of the few buildings not substantially altered by tourist presence.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
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2832
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools. Hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen. In a kindergarten children’s cots are littered with shreds of mattresses and pillows and in a gymnasium floors rot and paint peels.
But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. And now tourism is leaving its own mark: Pripyat less and less bears witness to the hasty departure of its former residents. Instead, there are many signs of the visitors' need to simplify the message, - most noticeably the doll, neatly arranged next to a gas mask, has become the standard motif.
In the kindergarten "Golden Key - Zolotoy Kluchik" children's toys and gas masks create this strange still life. One can suspect that the mix was created intentionally.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
2832
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools. Hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen. In a kindergarten children’s cots are littered with shreds of mattresses and pillows and in a gymnasium floors rot and paint peels.
But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. And now tourism is leaving its own mark: Pripyat less and less bears witness to the hasty departure of its former residents. Instead, there are many signs of the visitors' need to simplify the message, - most noticeably the doll, neatly arranged next to a gas mask, has become the standard motif.
In the kindergarten "Golden Key - Zolotoy Kluchik" children's toys and gas masks create this strange still life. One can suspect that the mix was created intentionally.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
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2829
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding.
An excited group of tourists is comparing and photographing their read-outs on their personal Geiger counters.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
2829
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding.
An excited group of tourists is comparing and photographing their read-outs on their personal Geiger counters.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
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2828
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding. Grass pushes up through the cracks of dormant roads that once were glorious promenades, and even trees grow through broken windows and doors.
On April 26, 1986 this amusement park with bumper cars and a Ferris wheel in the city center was being readied for the annual May Day celebrations, when the nearby reactor blew up, contaminated thousands of square kilometers and forced more than a quarter of a million people to abandon their towns and villages. Rotting away for 25 years, it has become a symbol of the abandonment of the area it is now becoming an attraction for tourist groups.
©Gerd Ludwig
2828
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding. Grass pushes up through the cracks of dormant roads that once were glorious promenades, and even trees grow through broken windows and doors.
On April 26, 1986 this amusement park with bumper cars and a Ferris wheel in the city center was being readied for the annual May Day celebrations, when the nearby reactor blew up, contaminated thousands of square kilometers and forced more than a quarter of a million people to abandon their towns and villages. Rotting away for 25 years, it has become a symbol of the abandonment of the area it is now becoming an attraction for tourist groups.
©Gerd Ludwig
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2827
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
The most arresting attraction for many tourists is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools where hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen.
One tourist brought his own gas mask, not to protect himself from the radiation - but simply to for photographs and giggles.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
2827
Tourisme nucléaire
Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.
The most arresting attraction for many tourists is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools where hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen.
One tourist brought his own gas mask, not to protect himself from the radiation - but simply to for photographs and giggles.
© Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
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4917
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A truck carrying diesel falls into collapsed snow in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic.
4917
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A truck carrying diesel falls into collapsed snow in the Nenets Autonomous Region in the Russian Arctic.
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4893
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A worker from gas and oil exploration company "Seismorazvedka" guides an all-terrain "Vibrator" in the Arctic tundra in the Nenets Autonomous Region. The vehicle, made by French company Sercel, uses seismic vibration to test the structure of the earth crust below to help prospect for oil and gas. Billions of tonnes of gas and oil have been found in the region in the last decade.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4893
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A worker from gas and oil exploration company "Seismorazvedka" guides an all-terrain "Vibrator" in the Arctic tundra in the Nenets Autonomous Region. The vehicle, made by French company Sercel, uses seismic vibration to test the structure of the earth crust below to help prospect for oil and gas. Billions of tonnes of gas and oil have been found in the region in the last decade.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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4923
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A car drives past a water-heating plant in Naryan-Mar, capital of the resource-rich Nenets Autonomous Region in Arctic Russia, where many of the oil and gas exploration companies have their local headquarters.
2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4923
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A car drives past a water-heating plant in Naryan-Mar, capital of the resource-rich Nenets Autonomous Region in Arctic Russia, where many of the oil and gas exploration companies have their local headquarters.
2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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4896
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Workers test a gas drilling facility at the Kumzhinskoe gas field, located in the delta of Pechora River, 60 km from Narjan-Mar city in Russia’s Nenets Autonomous Region. In 1979, an explosion in one of the wells caused an uncontrolled gas fountain, with the condensate polluting huge areas of the tundra around, including the Pechora River. In May 25, 1981, the Soviets tried to collapse the field with an underground nuclear explosion at 1470 m depth. The explosion went wrong, causing even more damage and pollution. After that the field was closed and the area marked a nature reserve.
Recently, more gas was found in the area. In 2007, then-President Vladimir Putin signed a decree demarcating the area from the nature reserve so that drilling work can resume. Environmentalists condemn this, saying the project too prone to further accidents in a delicate environment.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4896
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Workers test a gas drilling facility at the Kumzhinskoe gas field, located in the delta of Pechora River, 60 km from Narjan-Mar city in Russia’s Nenets Autonomous Region. In 1979, an explosion in one of the wells caused an uncontrolled gas fountain, with the condensate polluting huge areas of the tundra around, including the Pechora River. In May 25, 1981, the Soviets tried to collapse the field with an underground nuclear explosion at 1470 m depth. The explosion went wrong, causing even more damage and pollution. After that the field was closed and the area marked a nature reserve.
Recently, more gas was found in the area. In 2007, then-President Vladimir Putin signed a decree demarcating the area from the nature reserve so that drilling work can resume. Environmentalists condemn this, saying the project too prone to further accidents in a delicate environment.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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4863
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A Nenets chops wood. Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
4863
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A Nenets chops wood. Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4864
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
4864
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4860
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
4860
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4859
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
4859
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4858
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A Nenets herder collects his reindeers in -40C (-40F) in the Arctic tundra outside in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region. They are the original inhabitants in the Russian Arctic before being displaced by Soviet collectivisation and modern gas and oil exploration.
The herders sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4858
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A Nenets herder collects his reindeers in -40C (-40F) in the Arctic tundra outside in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region. They are the original inhabitants in the Russian Arctic before being displaced by Soviet collectivisation and modern gas and oil exploration.
The herders sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4857
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A colony of tents, or "chums", belonging to Nenets herders stand in the Arctic tundra in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region. The are the original people living in the Russian Arctic, before being crushed by Soviet collectivisation and affected by modern oil and gas exploration.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4857
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A colony of tents, or "chums", belonging to Nenets herders stand in the Arctic tundra in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region. The are the original people living in the Russian Arctic, before being crushed by Soviet collectivisation and affected by modern oil and gas exploration.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4862
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4862
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
Email Justin Jin for usage instructions.
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4861
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4861
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nenets live in -40C (-40F) in tents, or "Yurts", in the Arctic tundra outside the city of Naryan-Mar in the Russian Nenets Autonomous Region.
Their main livelihood is reindeers -- they sell the meat to sausage factories and the antlers to China for use as traditional medicine including aphrodisiac.
2011 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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4867
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Filip Andreev (70) and his wife Angelina Andreeva (68) were born in the tundra, but their families were forced to settle in towns under Soviet collectivisation. Here, they cut apart a reindeer brought back from the Arctic tundra outside Naryan-Mar.
2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4867
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Filip Andreev (70) and his wife Angelina Andreeva (68) were born in the tundra, but their families were forced to settle in towns under Soviet collectivisation. Here, they cut apart a reindeer brought back from the Arctic tundra outside Naryan-Mar.
2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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4877
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Girls stand on hot-water pipes in Zapolyarny, a nickel-processing sister town of Nikel. Sulphur dioxide from the factory kills vegetation, pollutes ground water and causes asthma.
2010 Justin Jin
4877
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Girls stand on hot-water pipes in Zapolyarny, a nickel-processing sister town of Nikel. Sulphur dioxide from the factory kills vegetation, pollutes ground water and causes asthma.
2010 Justin Jin
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4875
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Gases emitted from the nickel mining combine in the Russian Arctic town of Nikel kills almost all vegetation within 5 km radius. The combine, built in 1937 during Stalin's reign, emits five times more sulphur dioxide -- the cause of acid rain -- than the whole of Norway just seven kilometres away across the Russian border.
In 2001, Norway gave Norilsk Nickel, the head company, 32 million euros to modernise the facility and cut pollution. The money disappeared, and the pollution carries on.
The pollution is caused
2010 Justin Jin
4875
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Gases emitted from the nickel mining combine in the Russian Arctic town of Nikel kills almost all vegetation within 5 km radius. The combine, built in 1937 during Stalin's reign, emits five times more sulphur dioxide -- the cause of acid rain -- than the whole of Norway just seven kilometres away across the Russian border.
In 2001, Norway gave Norilsk Nickel, the head company, 32 million euros to modernise the facility and cut pollution. The money disappeared, and the pollution carries on.
The pollution is caused
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4876
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Gases emitted from the nickel mining combine hangs over the Russian Arctic town of Nikel and kills almost all vegetation within sight. The combine, built in 1937 during Stalin's reign, emits five times more sulphur dioxide -- the cause of acid rain -- than the whole of Norway just seven kilometres away on the Russian border.
In 2001, Norway gave Norilsk Nickel, the head company, 32 million euros to modernise the facility and cut pollution. The money disappeared, but the factory was not improved.
Sulphur dioxide emitted from the factory kills vegetation, pollutes ground water and causes asthma, especially among children.
2010 Justin Jin
4876
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Gases emitted from the nickel mining combine hangs over the Russian Arctic town of Nikel and kills almost all vegetation within sight. The combine, built in 1937 during Stalin's reign, emits five times more sulphur dioxide -- the cause of acid rain -- than the whole of Norway just seven kilometres away on the Russian border.
In 2001, Norway gave Norilsk Nickel, the head company, 32 million euros to modernise the facility and cut pollution. The money disappeared, but the factory was not improved.
Sulphur dioxide emitted from the factory kills vegetation, pollutes ground water and causes asthma, especially among children.
2010 Justin Jin
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4904
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Two girls play in the snow on the Arctic Coast in the town of Teriberka, a decrepit fishing town that has shrunken from a population of 14,000 in the 1970s to just more than 1,000 now.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Two girls play in the snow on the Arctic Coast in the town of Teriberka, a decrepit fishing town that has shrunken from a population of 14,000 in the 1970s to just more than 1,000 now.
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4883
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Elderly people walk by a half-abandoned housing block in Teriberka, once a vibrant fishing and farming community after WWII. Teriberka's population shrunk from about 14,000 at its height to just more than 1,000 today after the fishing industry collapsed, the town's administrative status was lowered and people moved south to seek work.
Today, Teriberka is again in the spot-light with the construction of a base there for the landing of the a gas pipeline from the world's largest know natural gas field.
2010 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4883
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Elderly people walk by a half-abandoned housing block in Teriberka, once a vibrant fishing and farming community after WWII. Teriberka's population shrunk from about 14,000 at its height to just more than 1,000 today after the fishing industry collapsed, the town's administrative status was lowered and people moved south to seek work.
Today, Teriberka is again in the spot-light with the construction of a base there for the landing of the a gas pipeline from the world's largest know natural gas field.
2010 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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4903
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Sunken boats and abandoned houses lay rotting by an icy bay in Teriberka, a former prosperous fish-processing community.
Today, Teriberka is again in the spot-light after the world's largest known natural gas reserve – the Shtokman gas field – was discovered off its shore. Multi-national companies, led by Gazprom, is rushing in to built the area into a landing base for the gas.
Teriberka's population shrunk from about 14,000 at its height to just more than 1,000 today after the fishing industry collapsed, the town's administrative status was lowered and people moved south to seek work.
Today, Teriberka is again in the spot-light with the construction of a base there for the landing of the gas pipeline from the world's largest known natural gas field.
2010 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
4903
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Sunken boats and abandoned houses lay rotting by an icy bay in Teriberka, a former prosperous fish-processing community.
Today, Teriberka is again in the spot-light after the world's largest known natural gas reserve – the Shtokman gas field – was discovered off its shore. Multi-national companies, led by Gazprom, is rushing in to built the area into a landing base for the gas.
Teriberka's population shrunk from about 14,000 at its height to just more than 1,000 today after the fishing industry collapsed, the town's administrative status was lowered and people moved south to seek work.
Today, Teriberka is again in the spot-light with the construction of a base there for the landing of the gas pipeline from the world's largest known natural gas field.
2010 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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4868
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A WWII monument stands above Murmansk, the world's largest Arctic city and a vital industrial and shipping hub. The city became an important military base during the Cold War with Finland and Norway just across the border.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
A WWII monument stands above Murmansk, the world's largest Arctic city and a vital industrial and shipping hub. The city became an important military base during the Cold War with Finland and Norway just across the border.
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4889
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
People walk by an empty boarding house in Vorkuta. The city’s population has fallen by a third since the break-up of the Soviet Union, when subsidies for the Far North were reduced.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
Copyright 2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
People walk by an empty boarding house in Vorkuta. The city’s population has fallen by a third since the break-up of the Soviet Union, when subsidies for the Far North were reduced.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
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4866
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Reindeer herders Simyon and Vanya travel hours by sled from their tent in the tundra to buy supplies at the village shop in Sovetsky.
Nomadic people like them have a mutually cautious relationship with the Russians who live in the Far North.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
Copyright 2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Reindeer herders Simyon and Vanya travel hours by sled from their tent in the tundra to buy supplies at the village shop in Sovetsky.
Nomadic people like them have a mutually cautious relationship with the Russians who live in the Far North.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
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4865
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Reindeer herder Simyon travel hours by sled from his tent in the tundra to buy supplies at the village shop in Sovetsky.
Construction of gas pipelines in the tundra is threatening the herders’ way of life, forcing them to travel further afield in search of pastures.Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
Copyright 2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Reindeer herder Simyon travel hours by sled from his tent in the tundra to buy supplies at the village shop in Sovetsky.
Construction of gas pipelines in the tundra is threatening the herders’ way of life, forcing them to travel further afield in search of pastures.Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
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4891
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Buildings around Vorkuta are being surrendered to the elements as people flee to the south. In this apartment block on the edge of the tundra in Yor Shor village outside Vorkuta town, only one family is left.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
Copyright 2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Buildings around Vorkuta are being surrendered to the elements as people flee to the south. In this apartment block on the edge of the tundra in Yor Shor village outside Vorkuta town, only one family is left.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
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4890
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nina Merzlikina, 75, and Sergei Kostenko, 45, have packed up their belongings at this apartment in Yor Shor village in expectation of eviction by bailiffs. Local officials want to close the village, near Vorkuta town, so they can shut off supplies of gas and electricity.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
Copyright 2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Nina Merzlikina, 75, and Sergei Kostenko, 45, have packed up their belongings at this apartment in Yor Shor village in expectation of eviction by bailiffs. Local officials want to close the village, near Vorkuta town, so they can shut off supplies of gas and electricity.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
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4884
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Yorshor, an abandoned village near Vorkuta. Most people have left after the closure of the Soviet-era coal mine.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow.
Copyright 2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Yorshor, an abandoned village near Vorkuta. Most people have left after the closure of the Soviet-era coal mine.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow.
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4869
Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Karp Belgayev, a coal miner, walks through Yor Shor, an abandoned village near Vorkuta where he is among the last ten inhabitants. Miners say that after ten years working underground it is impossible to remove black rings from around the eyes.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
Copyright 2009 by Justin Jin. All rights reserved.
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Zone of Absolute Discomfort
Karp Belgayev, a coal miner, walks through Yor Shor, an abandoned village near Vorkuta where he is among the last ten inhabitants. Miners say that after ten years working underground it is impossible to remove black rings from around the eyes.
Vorkuta is a coal mining and former Gulag town 1,200 miles north east of Moscow, beyond the Arctic Circle, where temperatures in winter drop to -50C.
Here, whole villages are being slowly deserted and reclaimed by snow, while the financial crisis is squeezing coal mining companies that already struggle to find workers.
Moscow says its Far North is a strategic region, targeting huge investment to exploit its oil and gas resources. But there is a paradox: the Far North is actually dying. Every year thousands of people from towns and cities in the Russian Arctic are fleeing south. The system of subsidies that propped up Siberia and the Arctic in the Soviet times has crumbled. Now there’s no advantage to living in the Far North - salaries are no higher than in central Russia and prices for goods are higher.
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5197
The Kurds
Kurdish Family Around a Fire December 1991 Penjwin, Iraq
Having fled their war-torn home near Kirkuk, Iraq, a Kurdish family battles the elements in the ruins of Penjwin, Iraq on the border of Iran.
Iraqi Kurds returned to their homes and the rubble of Penjwin, Iraq, after the Gulf War of 1991.
© Ed Kashi / VII
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The Kurds
Kurdish Family Around a Fire December 1991 Penjwin, Iraq
Having fled their war-torn home near Kirkuk, Iraq, a Kurdish family battles the elements in the ruins of Penjwin, Iraq on the border of Iran.
Iraqi Kurds returned to their homes and the rubble of Penjwin, Iraq, after the Gulf War of 1991.
© Ed Kashi / VII
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The Kurds
Kurdish People's Court July 1991 Zakho, Iraq
© Ed Kashi / VII
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The Kurds
Kurdish People's Court July 1991 Zakho, Iraq
© Ed Kashi / VII