Жизнь за полярным кругом
Life above the Arctic Circle
Liza grew up in Kirovsk and tells Dasha about polar nights, a bear loose in the town park and a great-grandfather sent north as an enemy of the people. She is frank about mine work, early pensions and why locals are wary of outsiders.
2247 words, about 17 minutes of reading.
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