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Magadan - Russia’s Auschwitsz

"To Russians, Magadan was known as the ?gateway to hell? - over 3 million Russians who arrived at this port were sent to work to their deaths in the icy gold mines of Kolyma."

Russia Picture Gallery To Russians, Magadan was known as the ?gateway to hell? - over 3 million Russians who arrived at this port were sent to work to their deaths in the icy gold mines of Kolyma.

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Russia Picture by Practiced journeyer Rob Lilwall
Travel story: Magadan - Russia’s Auschwitsz

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I have now been in Magadan, NE Russia, for just over one week, making preparations to fight my way on a bicycle through the encroaching Siberian winter - the first leg on a 15,000 mile ride back home.For me, Magadan has seemed a most haunting city. The strange presence of sorrow is tangible. Stalin condemned over 2 million innocent people to work to their deaths in the local gold mines,... More

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