поворот1
The place
поворот1 ("Turn 1") in Kemerovo Oblast (Kuzbass), Novokuznetsk/Kaltan sector (Central Siberia, Kuznetsk Alatau foothills, Russia), at 382 m elevation, Kuznetsk plateau. Continuous Russia Southern Siberia cluster (batches 260-363). Trail waymarking stop ("povorot" — numbered turn, typical of Russian/Soviet tourist route marking), area with southern Siberian taiga + Kuzbass Kuznetsk Alatau mining plateau, coal basin ranked 3rd in the world with 200 billion tons of reserves + Novokuznetsk 500,000 residents, Kemerovo Oblast's 2nd largest city, Soviet metallurgy, Novokuznetsk KMK 1929 Stalin industrialization five-year plan + Shor heritage (Turko-Mongol people, 12,000, Shor language, Kuzbass Altai, UNESCO endangered, ancestral shamanism).
The setting
Kemerovo Novokuznetsk/Kaltan Central Siberia Kuznetsk Alatau foothills Russia 382 m Kuznetsk plateau, continuous cluster batches 260-363, povorot numbered turn waymarking stop Russian/Soviet, southern Siberian taiga + Kuzbass Kuznetsk Alatau mining 3rd in world 200 billion tons coal + Novokuznetsk 500,000 residents 2nd in Kemerovo Soviet metallurgy KMK 1929 Stalin industrialization, Shor Turko-Mongol 12,000 Shor language Kuzbass Altai UNESCO endangered ancestral shamanism.
