Брусника
The place
Брусника ("Lingonberry") in the Sakha Republic, Yakutsk/Aldan sector (Eastern Siberian taiga, lower Lena, Russia), at true elevation of ~200 m (listed 0 m is erroneous), Far Eastern taiga. Continuous Russia Eastern Siberia cluster (batches 260-411). Fishing/hunting lingonberry-picking taiga cabin (Yakutsk, 320,000 residents, capital of Sakha, founded 1632, iconic as the world's coldest city, -60°C in winter + Aldan, 20,000 residents, historic gold-mining town, iconic + the Lena river, 4,400 km, Siberia's longest river, 10th longest worldwide + the Sakha Republic, 3.1 M km², Russia's largest federal subject, 1 M residents + heritage of the Yakut/Evenk peoples (Yakuts, a Turkic people, 480,000, Yakut language + Evenks, Tungusic people, 40,000, Evenki language + Yukaghirs, Paleo-Siberian, 1,600 people, endangered Yukaghir language + Dolgans, Turkic-Tungusic, 8,000 people + iconic heritage of Verkhoyansk, the world's coldest inhabited place, -67.8°C on 6 February 1933, iconic + iconic heritage of the Vorkuta/Kolyma Gulag, 1930-1960, 20 M prisoners + iconic heritage of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 1891-1916 + the Trans-Yakutian AYaM railway, 2011, iconic + iconic heritage of Yakutian diamonds, ALROSA, the world's largest producer, 30% of output + iconic heritage of the Siberian wildfires of 2019, 2020, 2021, 16 M ha burned, climate change, iconic + iconic heritage of permafrost thaw threatening 60% of the territory's infrastructure, iconic + iconic heritage of the 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions, diamonds).
The setting
Sakha Yakutsk/Aldan Eastern Siberian taiga lower Lena Russia elevation listed 0 m erroneous ~200 m real Far Eastern taiga, continuous cluster batches 260-411, fishing/hunting lingonberry taiga cabin + Yakutsk 320,000 capital of Sakha founded 1632 iconic world's coldest city -60°C + Aldan 20,000 gold-mining iconic + Lena 4,400 km Siberia's longest 10th worldwide + Sakha 3.1 M km² Russia's largest federal subject 1 M residents, Yakut/Evenk Turkic Yakuts 480,000 Yakut + Evenks Tungusic 40,000 Evenki + Yukaghirs Paleo-Siberian 1,600 endangered Yukaghir + Dolgans Turkic-Tungusic 8,000 + Verkhoyansk world's coldest inhabited place -67.8°C 6 Feb 1933 iconic + Vorkuta/Kolyma Gulag 1930-1960 20 M + Trans-Siberian Railway 1891-1916 + AYaM 2011 iconic + Yakutian diamonds ALROSA world's largest producer 30% iconic + Siberian wildfires 2019 2020 2021 16 M ha burned climate iconic + permafrost thaw threatening 60% iconic + 24 Feb 2022 invasion of Ukraine sanctions diamonds.
