
Competitions

Polar explorers write Arctic dictation first
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The crew of the patrol icebreaker Ivan Papanin was the first to participate in the Arctic Dictation 2025. This was announced by Alexander Kirilov, the Russian Arctic national park’s director. The park is the organizer of this initiative, and it was the crew's first time ...

Nornickel engineers recognized as best in Russia
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Moscow, at the Engineering Glory Hall of the Union of Scientific and Engineering Public Associations, a ceremony was held to honor the winners of the Engineer of the Year 2024 contest. Among the elite of the Russian engineering community, there are ten representatives ...

Norilsk engineers and scientists win photography contest
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A team from the Fab Lab of the centralized library system and a Norilsk eleventh-grader Ernest Kashapov won the photography competition titled Scientists and Engineers – Creators of a New World Order in the category Inventor of Comfortable Living. According to the culture department of ...

Game of Thrones actor to attend Siberian power show
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Icelandic actor and athlete Hafthor Bjornsson, a multiple-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man title, has confirmed his participation in the Siberian Power Show in Krasnoyarsk, the event organizer Denis Kiyutsin announced. The international strength sports festival will take place from April 18 to 20, ...

Norilsk arts college student wins international competition
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Violetta Povarnitsyna, a first-year piano student at the Norilsk College of Arts, has been awarded first prize at the international musicians’ competition Cup of China and Russia. This creative contest is part of the main events planned for the Cross-Year of Culture between Russia and ...

Best preschool teacher defined in Taimyr
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Dudinka, the results of the municipal professional competition for the title of Best Preschool Educator for 2025 have been announced. The award ceremony for the winners will be held in April. In the Educator of the Year category, the winner is Ekaterina Espok, a ...

NordStar recognized as leader in freight transportation
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The expert panel of the aviation industry named NordStar Airlines the winner in the Increase in Cargo Transportation Volume category at the IX RuSky Awards. The award ceremony took place during the XI national award Air Gates of Russia at the NAIS aviation forum. This ...

Red Book animal competition IV stage launched
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Taimyr Reserves directorate has announced the fourth stage of the competition titled Red Book of Taimyr Reserves. This time, the theme centers on aquatic red-listed birds that inhabit the Taimyr reserves, according to the organization’s press service. The competition coincides with International Wetlands Day, ...

PSU students advance to professional contest’s semifinals
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Eleven students from Polar State University (PSU) have entered the race for medals in the all-Russian atudent contest I Am a Professional, according to the university’s press service. Four computer science students have successfully passed the qualifying round. Senior students Alexey Shikan, Yulia Lakhmostova, and ...