Team Magadan 2004

Magadan is a Russian oblast located in the East Siberian Highlands south of Chukotka. It is a land of rugged mountains, tundra, forests and rivers.
The first Russians came to Magadan in the late 1600’s in search of furs. The area was later settled as a base for mineral exploration and exploitation. Eventually, it also became the centre of the Soviet Union’s Gulag Archipelago – a system of labour camps for exiled politicians and criminals.

Today, the residents of Magadan trap, fish, raise reindeer and work in the gold mining industry.