Ухта в 1950-е / Ukhta in the 1950s

Ухта в 1950-е Фотографии Cемен Фридлянд Ukhta in the 1950s Photographs by Semyon Friedland Ukhta is an important industrial town in the Komi Republic of Russia. Ukhta lies within the Pechora River basin, an important oil and gas-producing region. The town expanded in the 1940s and 1950s by use of political prisoners’ forced labor. Music: ’Winter melody’ by Tatiana Burtceva