The primary goal of this project is to uncover new resources for the development of areas that are far from popular tourist routes - the so-called Silver Necklace of Russia.
Culture
Russian bone carver created world’s first walrus tusk stamp
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA.THIS ISTAIMYR. Bone carvers in Chukotka made the world's first stamp of walrus tusk, measuring 40 by 50 millimeters and only 2 millimeters thick. According to the experts of the historical and cultural project Post Adventure, the vignette stamp depicts one of the most beloved heroes ...
Norilsk writer’s book becomes best in Year Book-2022
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The book by Norilsk author Olga Shadrina How Seals got into Baikal from the Tales-Hypotheses series was given a high award - the Best Book of the Year-2022. 530 books were nominated for the contest in nine categories, so this victory for Olga Shadrina, according ...
Snow city mythology to be presented in Norilsk (14+)
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Norilsk museum’s PolArt-residence is opening today the exhibition Winter Dream and Its Inhabitants. Mythology of Snowy Norilsk based on the results of the project by Vladimir Seleznev, an artist and curator from Yekaterinburg. Snowdrifts taller than human height are a common sight in Norilsk The ...
Heart of Dikson movie told world’s northernmost temple rector story
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Dixon's Heart documentary can be watched on the Foma Kino YouTube channel. The film director is Svetlana Nehorosheva, the director and creative producer is Igor Meshchan. The film tells about the fate of the Dixon church first rector (now deceased) and his family, as ...
Unique mammoth tusk chess sold for 350 thousand rubles
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Avito selling platform experts shared a selection of unique products with character. One of the most unusual and expensive ones is mammoth tusk chess. They are sold by a Kaliningrad resident for 350 thousand rubles. The owner writes that the chessboard is made of charoite, ...
Disappeared Taimyr people
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Enets - forest and tundra - are one of the smallest peoples of the North. According to Rosstat, there are only 203 of them. The film team of the Kultura TV channel in the fall of 2022 studied the life of the Enets ...
North indigenous peoples to receive first ever board game in their native languages
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The first in Russia series of interactive board games Nomad Camp in 11 languages of the indigenous peoples of the North was transferred to remote villages in 15 regions of Russia. According to Karina Sheifer, the project author, a field linguist, the Russian Academy of ...
Historic building’s spirit to be preserved
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On March 1, construction work will begin in the building of the former scientific and technical library on Leninsky prospect, 1. At the beginning of next year, the social and cultural center Tower will be open ed here. The Tower building is part of an ...
City of Labor Valor stele location chosen
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The stele City of Labor Valor in Norilsk will be installed at the lake Dolgoye near the Sundial decorative structure. This decision was made by the city planning council after discussing this issue with the townspeople. More than 4.5 thousand Norilsk citizens took part in ...