The black island of the Arctic
The black island of the Arctic
Author(s): Daniel WańczykSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Arctic area;Vorkuta;Russia; Reportage
Summary/Abstract: On the 67th parallel, 150 kilometres above the Arctic Circle in the vast space of permafrost where the mercury column rises above zero only 70 days a year, where for 11 days the sun does not rise and for 46 nights it does not set, lies Vorkuta. This city-project was to prove that a Soviet man is able to tame and overcome all of nature’ selements and create something out of nothing.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 01 (25)
- Page Range: 145-152
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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