
Facts and numbers

Thirty facts about Taimyr
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. We have collected 30 facts about Taimyr as an administrative unit and Taimyr as a unique geographical and natural territory. 1. The first people appeared on Taimyr in the Neolithic era. Their oldest settlements were found on the Popigai and Khatanga ...

227 centenarians from 100 years and older live in Krasnoyarsk region
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. At the beginning of the year, 800 thousand residents aged 60 and over were registered in the Krasnoyarsk region. There were 1 806 women per 1 000 men in this age category. And at the age of 80 and older, the ratio is ...

Norilsk miners gave 430 million tons of ore to country
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In honor of Miner's Day, which is annually celebrated on the last Sunday of August, we decided to remind that the basis of Nornickel's success in the world market of non-ferrous and rare-earth metals is a unique mineral resource base. And the Miner's Day ...

How do mosquitoes chirp?
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. It was parasitologist Donald Ross who discovered that the malaria vectors are female mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus. For which the doctor was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1902. Ross suggested celebrating the day of the mosquito to draw attention to the dangerous ...

Nadezhda employees’ ideas save 450 million rubles annually
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In just three years, Nadezhda employees have proposed nearly three thousand improvements within the Production Initiatives program. For three years at the Nadezhda employees have proposed nearly three thousand improvementsSergey KutinSmart control roomTurbo pumpVadim SemenovNikolay DanilovFreezing matteChipping stainingStanislav Datsko “Four of them are being implemented right ...

Nganasans’ trees blackening month starts
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. According to the lunar calendar the month of trees blackening, when the branches are freed from snow, has started. This is the period from the second half of March to mid-April. The lunar calendar of the most ancient northern people ...

What does shaman need pure chum for?
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the previous article, we told about the traditions and customs of the people of Siberia who call themselves the Nya people, and today you will learn a few more interesting facts. 1. The traditional religion for the Nganasans is ...

Specialists told how reindeer migrate
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The United Directorate of Taimyr Nature Reserves has declared 2020 the Year of the Reindeer. The head of the scientific department of the organization, doctor of biological sciences Leonid Kolpashchikov shared a story about the animal that has become one ...

Employees awarded over 11 million rubles
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The enterprises of the Nornickel Polar Division continue implementing effective proposals received from employees under the production initiatives program launched in July 2018. Ideas that bring tangible benefits and economic profits are offered by miners, metallurgists, ore concentrators, and transport ...