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There is no problem with keeping fish frozen in this outdoor market, where fish are displayed like bunches of flowers. ![]() |
In Yakutsk, outings are carefully planned. "Public transport is one of the few places people gather," says Iuncker. ![]() |
Thick, icy fog shrouds the city. ![]() |
Grocery stores offer a splash of color in this otherwise black-and-white city. ![]() |
A statue of Lenin keeps watch over the empty Lenin square. ![]() |
Small restaurants offer a brief respite from the cold. ![]() |
A Ferris wheel lies dormant, in wait of warmer days. ![]() |
Iuncker noticed that locals tended to visit one another a lot, but for only a few minutes: “They would come in, take off their first layer, drink hot tea, and have a toast with jam before bundling up again and stepping outside. It was as if their neighbors’ abodes served as relay points along their journey.” ![]() |
A traditional Siberian wooden house is juxtaposed against newer construction. Despite the cold, the economy is robust—local mines account for about a fifth of the world’s production of diamonds, while others sites hold natural gas, oil, gold, silver, and other sought-after minerals. ![]() |
A woman is bundled up against the cold inside a bus. ![]() |