Vaigach" and "Taimyr
The nuclear-powered icebreakers served as a symbol of Soviet technological power for
many decades. Today this fleet is used to aid ship navigation
in the seas north of Siberia – and for elite tourism, which helps
to pay the bills
Unexpected Rescue:
Arriving into Dixon: a small town of about a thousand people a small town of about a thousand
people part of Dixon has become a ghost town during Soviet years , and a series of ghastly buildings line up to haunt the endless night
It's easy to start imagining vampires, but the buildings are long abandoned
"50 Years of Victory" - is the largest, most powerful icebreaker ever constructed.
117 meters in length, the "50 Years of Victory" has TWO nuclear reactors,
develops around 500,000 horse power,
and its huge steel ice belt 5 meters wide
can easily break through ice up to 2.5 meters (9.2 feet) thick
Nuclear Reactor Room
After breaking the ice trail for so many
days Finally, a clear way
beckons home.
Photos thanks to:Svetlana Bogdanova
and Murmansk Sea
Shipping Company
Music:ChardashThanks to Vika
Polar bears lead pretty eventful” romantic” life to get closer to ships
They will surely start begging for their most favorite treat - condensed sweetened
milk in cans: (not healthy of course, but simply irresistible)
Polar bear tracksand a hopes that
we do not destructArtic
Fantastic WhiteLand
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