In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise and fall of Igarka, Stalin's ambitious Arctic port city on the Yenisei River. Built by Gulag labor under the brutal oversight of Avetis Izrailevich, Igarka was meant to showcase Soviet might in the Far North, exporting timber to the world and anchoring the Northern Sea Route. But the dream collided with permafrost, isolation, and shifting priorities. Discover how this frozen city became a symbol of Soviet ambition and its limits, from its explosive growth in the 1930s to its slow decline after the war. Along the way, we revisit the role of the GULAG, the challenges of building on permafrost, and the fate of the city's forgotten inhabitants. A story of grand plans, human cost, and the unforgiving Arctic.
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