Sleepless on the Kara-Turek

Режиссер: Arseni Khachaturan Канал в Youtube The film takes place at the meteorological station Kara-Turek, which translates from the Altai language as “black heart.” It is the highest station in Russia, located at an altitude of 2,600 meters and based near Belukha Mountain in the Altai region. Two years ago I decided to travel there and celebrate the New Year with the meteorologists. The journey took two days: I first flew from Moscow to Gorno-Altaysk, the capital of the Altai republic, took a bus to Ust-Koksa, and then hitchhiked to the village of Kucherla, where the road ends. I contacted one of the meteorologists who needed to head up to the station from the village, where his family lives. We bought some groceries, cigarettes and prepared for the trip. It was a 30-kilometer hike into the mountains and already about minus 15 degrees Celsius. There are three meteorologists continuously living and working at the station. Every three ho