That area (Taymyr Peninsula) looks crazy remote and inaccessible. It would be wild to be there, let alone experience an eclipse there. I think it might even be illegal to do so without a permit, though I'm also curious what enforcement looks like in an area so far from what we think of as normal infrastructure.

> I think it might even be illegal to do so without a permit

Do what, just visit? Seems to be public land as far as I can see, and very empty on top of that, I don't think anyone would mind you being there to see an eclipse :)

It still started in russia though, even if nobody was there to see it

Oh, sure, this is just my rumination on experiencing something that seems so existential in such a solitary place.