The Yenisei River
powers Russian heavy industry and carves picturesque vistas as it flows
over 3000 miles from Mongolia through Siberia before emptying out into
the Arctic Ocean. Reuters photographer Ilya Naymushin documents much of
the life on the river from his base in Krasnoyarsk, a city of nearly a
million at the intersection of the Yenisei and the Trans-Siberian
railroad. Gathered here are images of the Yenisei River through the
seasons by Naymushin, most taken near Krasnoyarsk. -- Lane Turner (28 photos total)
2
People
walk aboard a ferry on the Yenisei River on the last day of its
navigation season, near the settlement of Novosyolovo, where air
temperature is about minus 27 degrees Celcius on December 14, 2011. The
ferry travels a distance of 5.5 km (3 miles) across the Yenisei and
connects rural and Taiga districts of western and eastern Siberia until
the river is covered with ice. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
3
Trotters
compete in a harness race on the frozen Yenisei River during the 43rd
annual Ice Derby amateur horse race, near Novosyolovo on March 24, 2012.
(Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
4
Members
of the "Krepysh" winter swimming club rub snow on each other after
bathing in the Yenisei River, with the air temperature at about minus 1
degree Celsius in Krasnoyarsk on November 18, 2012. The word "krepysh"
can be translated as a sturdy person. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
5
People
cross a footbridge over the Yenisei River, in an air temperature of
around minus 20 degrees Celsius in Krasnoyarsk on January 14, 2012.
(Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
6
A dog stands on the frozen bank of the Yenisei River 25 miles from Krasnoyarsk December 3, 2008. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
7
A fisherman stands on the frozen bank of the Yenisei River near Krasnoyarsk on December 16, 2011. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
8
A
fisherman's boat sails through a frosty fog along the Yenisei River,
with the air temperature at about minus 21 degrees Celsius, near
Krasnoyarsk on January 5, 2012. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
9
The
ski resort Bobrovy Log (Beaver Gorge) is seen on the banks of the
Yenisei River near the settlement of Bazaikha in the suburbs of
Krasnoyarsk on December 25, 2008. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
10
Fishermen sail through fog along the Yenisei River near the village of Ust-Mana on January 6, 2012. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
11
People fish through holes in the ice on the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk on November 11, 2012. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
12
The
first snowfall blankets the coast of the Yenisei River near the village
of Sliznevo, outside of Krasnoyarsk on October 11, 2012. (Ilya
Naymushin/Reuters) #
13
Members
of the "Rescuer" service operate a Khivus-10 air-cushion motor boat as
they patrol the Yenisei River near the Mammoth Cave 37 miles south of
Krasnoyarsk on April 20, 2012. Members of the specialized rescue group
search for fishermen, hunters, and motorists who might get trapped on
the ice-covered river during spring season. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
14
A
lorry crosses a bridge over the Yenisei River, with the Krasnoyarsk
hydroelectric power station behind, south of Krasnoyarsk on June 24,
2010. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
15
Fireworks
explode above the Yenisei River during the Victory Day celebration in
Krasnoyarsk on May 9, 2012, the 67th anniversary of the victory over
Nazi Germany. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
16
People
queue before jumping into a lake on Tatyshev Island in the middle of
the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk on June 14, 2012. (Ilya
Naymushin/Reuters) #
17
A man jumps into the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk on July 25, 2012. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
18
A
man jumps on a trampoline at the Territory of the Initiative Youth
"Biryusa" camp on the banks of the Yenisei River in the Siberian Taiga
south of Krasnoyarsk on July 28, 2012. The project serves as an annual
meeting place for over 5,000 representatives of various youth movements,
NGOs and professional communities from Siberian Federal District in
general. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
19
A
woman (reflected in the mirror) and a man stand at a washstand at the
Territory of the Initiative Youth "Biryusa" camp on the banks of the
Yenisei River south of Krasnoyarsk on July 28, 2012. (Ilya
Naymushin/Reuters) #
20
People
sail a raft near the Territory of the Initiative Youth "Biryusa" camp
on the banks of the Yenisei River south Krasnoyarsk on July 28, 2012.
(Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
21
A
time exposure creates star trails over tourists camping at night on the
bank of the Yenisei River south of Krasnoyarsk on August 11, 2012.
(Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
22
A motorboat navigates the Yenisei River outside Krasnoyarsk on August 28, 2012. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
23
Cars
drive off a ferry from the village of Novosyolovo on the Yenisei River
some 150 miles south of Krasnoyarsk on August 30, 2012. (Ilya
Naymushin/Reuters) #
24
Workers
crane a turbine wheel weighing 144.5 tons onto a barge for
transportation to the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station on the
Yenisei River near Peschanka on August 3, 2011. Three new wheels were
transported from St. Petersburg through the Arctic Ocean up the Yenisei
to reach Cheryomushki in the Republic of Khakassia, about 3,666 miles
away. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
25
A
tourist boat sails through Siberian taiga with autumn foliage on the
Yenisei River outside Krasnoyarsk on September 16, 2012. (Ilya
Naymushin/Reuters) #
26
Men
fish as a barge is transported in a ship lift at the Krasnoyarsk
hydroelectric power station and dam south of Krasnoyarsk on September
22, 2012. The lift is used to allow passage of ships past the dam
situated on the Yenisei River, one of the world's largest hydroelectric
projects. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) #
27
An
activist lights candles in tribute to victims of political repression
on the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk on October 30, 2012, the Day of
Remembrance of Victims of Repression across Russia. (Ilya
Naymushin/Reuters) #
28
Girls
throw autumn leaves in the air on an embankment of the Yenisei River in
the Siberian town of Divnogorsk on November 5, 2012. (Ilya
Naymushin/Reuters) #
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