2. Siberia
A region of central
and eastern Russia,
stretching from the
Ural Mountains to the
Pacific Ocean, known
for its severe winters,
mineral resources
and for being a place
of political exile.
http://land.sfo.ru/eng/images/siberia.jpg
3. Siberia
•Temperatures range from -50° to +50°
• In the winter, frozen lakes and rivers are used for
highways
•Siberia’s climate is influenced by the land so it has a
continental climate.
•Permafrost is the permanently frozen subsoil. It
extends 1500 feet under ground.
•There are many natural resources in Siberia, but the
severe climate makes it difficult and expensive to mine
or drill for the resources.
4. Got Milk? If you'd like some, these workers sell it
— per frozen block — complete with a wooden
handle for easy carrying.
http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/commerce/index.htm
Used with permission
5. Fishing on a frozen lake, these ice-fishers
are on their sweet spot.
http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/farming/index.htm
Used with permission
6. In Siberia, these
truck engines have
fires lit underneath
them all night and
day to prevent
engine parts from
busting open. The
tempature here is
around - 45 degress
C. (circa 1980s)
http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/farming/index.htm
Used with permission
7. Farm in Siberia
http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/people/russia/siberia/near-mong-collective-graze.jpg
8. Siberia
•The main means of
transportation across
Siberia is the Trans-
Siberian railroad.
•The railroad is
5,700 miles long.
•It was built between
1897 and 1903
•The railroad was
built to attract
settlers to work the
coal and iron ore.
http://www.irkutsk-baikal.com/images/tours_transsib_map.gif
9. Siberia
The cities of
Novosibirsk and
Vladivostok were two
cities that grew up
along the Trans-
Siberian Railroad
http://www.irkutsk-baikal.com/images/tours_transsib_map.gif
10. The Trans Siberian Railroad on it’s
journey through the steppe.
studyrussian.com/MGU/ transsib_2002.html
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15. Siberia is a bitterly cold
The horizon east of
Lake Baikal peaks
through an ice covered
window on the Trans-
Siberian Railroad,
giving a glimpse of the
giant trees and the
silence of the Russian
taiga. Trains often do
not have heat and
windows ice over.
http://dirckhalstead.org/issue9909/railroad03.htm
Permission granted for educational purposes
http://dirckhalstead.org/issue9909/railroad03.htm
Permission granted for educational purposes
