western portions of russia, thousands of political prisoners were sent here to work, among them anatoly marachev'sgrandfather. >>: my grandfather was labeled an enemy of the state and was sentencedto the camp. 1200 miles northeast of moscow this is the only town in the world the arctic circle, temperatures often plummet to -60°. so it was an ideal place to stash away stalin's political enemies. >>: most of the labor camp were located in the isolated regions of the arctic and they face these harsh conditions. >>: millions of mosquitoes in the summer and blizzard like conditions in the winter >>: joseph stalin dies at 74 >>: construction on the railway eventually stopped in 1953, but the damage was already done. his grandfather died, along with tens of thousands of other political prisoners. >>: people call this the railroad of dead because many could not handle the cold and the bugschristians were also killed in the gulag's >>:, we have secret prayer gatherings, they prayed for this harsh region; >>: several years ago he moved his family to honor the memory of his grandfather and the countless died