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

HelgaApril2008