Salekhard in the Russian Arctic
![The road to the airport is decorated with static displays of airplanes and helicopters that pioneered polar aviation in the 20th century. (V. Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/051AD73B-2D29-4D52-A466-2A53E05A5F27_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The road to the airport is decorated with static displays of airplanes and helicopters that pioneered polar aviation in the 20th century. (V. Undritz for VOA)
![An old locomotive is a reminder of the period, from the 1930s to 1950s, when Salekhard was a gulag town. Thousands of prisoners died constructing what later became known as “The Railroad of Death”. (V. Undritz for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/BA26380A-0208-4474-9BF7-E427EE91D153_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An old locomotive is a reminder of the period, from the 1930s to 1950s, when Salekhard was a gulag town. Thousands of prisoners died constructing what later became known as “The Railroad of Death”. (V. Undritz for VOA)