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Randy Olson, Freelance/National Geographic
A faded reminder of times past, Mikhail Gorbachev adorns the rough-hewn boards of a sauna - the portrait was found inside and tacked up by an explorer. Such huts were once used by Soviets flown in to hunt and fish. Today these visits are rare, renewing the region's isolation.