Long winter with polar nights, extreme cold and lack of jobs drove the majority of former inhabitants of Chukotka, the most northern-east part of Russia, to more pleasant places. Despite remotnes and utter isolation, it attracts migrants from Central Asia with high salaries and long vacations. Ibrahim from Uzbekistan is one of them, worked in a heating factory in Billings, a tiny village on the peninsular facing the Arctic sea. Janyl Jusupjan recently travelled to Billings and filed this report.
Village on the edge of the Earth, Billings in Chukotka, where an Uzbek goes to work
View of Billings, a village of some 100 inhabitants, Chukotka. View of Billings, a village of some 100 inhabitants. Its territory is around 1.30 km2. It is situated on the east-northern edge of the Euroasia with polar climate in arctic desert with strong winds and heavy fog from the Chukotka Sea.
People in a helicopter, near Billings village, Chukotka
Main street, Billings village, Chukotka
Ibraghim, migrant worker from Uzbekistan, Billings village, Chukotka
Ibraghim's table in dormitory, Billings village, Chukotka
View of a kitchen at dormitory in Billings village, Chukotka
View of ceiling in a dormitorym, Billings village, Chukotka
View of a bathroom in a dormitory, Billings village, Chukotka
Heaters in Billings village, Chukotka
View of a heating station, Billings village, Chukotka
View of the rusting barrels, Billings village, Chukotka
View of a village shop, Billings village, Chukotka
Cultural center, Billings village Chukotka
A writing on the wall of a schook, Billings village, Chukotka
House of natives, Billings village, Chukotka
Inside the house of a local Chukcha, Billings village, Chukotka
A local policeman, Billings village, Chukotka
Children waiting for the helicopter, Billings village, Chukotka
View of a helicopter crash site, Billings village, Chukotka
View of a house from a helicopter, Billings village, Chukotka