Mertvaya Doroga – a railroad as the backbone of Soviet defence in the Arctic, 1943–54

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Mildenberger, Florian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Salekhard; Nadym; Amderma; Igarka; Polar Record; Vorkuta; Siberia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026747; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400026747

Abstract During World War II, the threat of a German invasion along the north coast of Siberia led to the Soviet High Command developing a plan to build a railroad through the Urals to the port of Salekhard and beyond. Following the War, these plans were reworked to defend against the threat of Amer...