Coordinates | 33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N |
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En name | Magadan |
Ru name | Магадан |
Coordinates | 59°34′″N150°48′″N |
Holiday | July 14 |
Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
Adm ctr of | Magadan Oblast |
Urban okrug jur | Magadan Urban Okrug |
Leader title | Mayor |
Leader name | Vladimir Pechyony |
Representative body | City Duma |
Area km2 | 180 |
Pop 2002census | 99399 |
Pop 2002census rank | 169th |
Pop 2002census ref | |
Established date | 1930s |
Postal codes | 685000 |
Dialing codes | 4132 |
Website | http://www.magadangorod.ru/ |
Date | May 2010 }} |
During the Stalin era, Magadan was a major transit center for prisoners sent to labor camps. The operations of Dalstroy, a vast and brutal forced-labor gold-mining concern, were the main economic driver of the city for many decades during Soviet times.
On an official visit in May 1944, U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace failed to understand the true nature of Magadan. The watchtowers had been temporarily taken down and the prisoners were locked up, while a model farm had been set up for his inspection. He took an instant liking to his secret policeman host, admired handiwork done by prisoners, and later glowingly pronounced the city "a combination TVA and Hudson's Bay Company".
Further details of this period are given in the article on Kolyma.
The principal sources of income for the local economy are gold mining and fisheries. Recently, gold production has declined although future prospects look good. Fishing production, although improving from year to year, is still well below the allocated quotas, apparently as a result of an ageing fleet. Other local industries include pasta and sausage plants and a distillery. Although farming is difficult owing to the harsh climate, there are many public and private farming enterprises.
:"Magadan, Siberia. The place that had been in my thoughts and dreams for two years, like a mythical city forever beyond my reach. I wanted to capture it, somehow hold on to it and take a part of it with me when we began the long journey home."
Category:Cities and towns in Magadan Oblast Category:Populated places established in 1929 Category:Populated coastal places in Russia Category:Sea of Okhotsk Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Category:Russian and Soviet Navy bases Category:Ports and harbours of the Russian Pacific Coast
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