Savchenko, I. (2025). The towns of “old BAM” in the streams of new industrialization. Project Baikal, 22(84), 127–131. https:

Abstract

The article shows how the towns of “old BAM”, such as Taishet, Bratsk, Ust-Kut, at different times became focused on the manufacturing industry. It is shown how the status of a manufacturing town affects human flows to and from the town. The author expresses concerns about how new enterprises are creating a ‘parallel reality’ in the towns. Indigenous people are not involved in the new industrial transformations and leave the manufacturing towns, where the number of people is supported by shift workers.