Interestingly, the Soviets planned to take Siberian rivers that drain &quot;uselessly&quot; into the Arctic sea and divert them southwards towards Kazakhstan and into the Aral sea.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Northern_river_reversal" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Northern_river_reversal</a>