Production at Russia’s enormous Bovanenkovo gas field began in 2012. Bovanenkovo is located on the Yamal Peninsula, in Siberia, where winter temperatures are extreme. Gas production facilities obstruct the historical migration routes of the Nenets people, indigenous reindeer herders, who have to pass through industrial zones to reach their summer pastures. They face a stark choice: to save their lifestyle and traditions or assimilate with the modern world.
