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POPSRussia's Bizarre & Horrifying Road Through Hell Yakutsk is the capital of the Yakutia Republic, part of the vast Russian region known as Siberia. The old joke is 'War is God's way of teaching us geography'. With that in mind, any kid who grew up playing the board game Risk remembers Yakutsk and neighboring Kamchatka as two territories with weird names located up at the top of Asia. As a kid, I had never heard of these places. Nor did it ever dawn on me people actually live there (if getting stuck in the mud is considered living... ) The road of mud isn't the only problem. It seems that people who live in Yakutsk were born to suffer. Yakutsk is considered the coldest city on earth, with January temperatures averaging -45 °F. The coldest temperatures ever recorded outside Antarctica occur in the basin of the Yana River just to the northeast. Yakutsk is the world's biggest city built on continuous permafrost. Most houses are built up on concrete piles to keep from sinking.
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POPSThe 60-Year-Old Dispute Between Japan and Russia MOSCOW, April 14 - Japan pressed Russia on Monday to end a territorial dispute over a chain of Pacific islands which has prevented the two countries from formally ending World War II hostilities and strengthening ties. The dispute over the islands, known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, has overshadowed Russian-Japanese relations for more than 60 years. Japan says a resolution of the dispute would attract a new wave of Japanese investors to Russia.
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POPSShiveluch Volcano in Russia How cool does our planet look from space. If I was a traveller from another planet, I would have to come and have a look, wouldn't you?
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POPS Quake wipes out Russian villages; relief sent Why the media is so silent about the Kamchatka quake that hit the region on Friday? It is said that 1500 people live in three villages that the 7.9 quake levelled. Rescue teams yet to reach those villages. Temperatures are said to be -20C and another quake of magnitude 7.4 is expected within a week. Kamchatka quake may be the harbinger of more fresh quakes and volcanic activity not only in Siberia but in Alaska as well.
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