Kolyma or Kolyma Krai is a historical region in the Russian Far East that includes the basin of Kolyma River and the northern shores of the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as the Kolyma Mountains. It is bound
Larch forest in the Upper Kolyma Highlands
Lithuanian political prisoners at the Christmas Eve table in the Kolyma region, 1955
Construction of the bridge through the Kolyma by the workers of the Dalstroy (part of the 'Road of Bones' from Magadan to Jakutsk), 1930s
Butugychag Tin Mine – a Gulag camp in the Kolyma area
Magadan is a port town and the administrative centre of Magadan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the isthmus of the Staritsky Peninsula by the Nagaev Bay; it serves as a gateway to the Kolyma re
Kolyma
…Total reserves are estimated at 3.5 billion tons of equivalent fuel, including 1.2 billion tons of oil and 1.5 billion m3 of gas. The principal town Magadan has nearly 100,000 inhabitants and is the largest port in north-eastern Siberia. It has a large fishing fleet and remains open year-round because of…
Magadan seen from the local mountains
R504 Kolyma Highway near Magadan