Whereas at the start of the trip the day was polar (although technically we were in the nether-polar Urals, not the actual polar region itself), by the end the nights were getting dark. On the other hand, the sunsets were stunning, while the river flattened out and dispersed, leaving only a swift current.
Andrei KipyatkovAll rights reserved by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
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