Events
Athletes from all over Russia took part in Taimyr trail
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Norilsk Trail 2022 cross-country race, the first one in the Taimyr history, was attended by 40 athletes from Dudinka, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Sheregesh, Omsk and Novosibirsk. Fans of running in nature competed in three distances: 5, 10 and 20 kilometers. Participants started and finished in ...
Berry festival in Norilsk dedicated to healthy lifestyle
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. More than 30 interactive platforms and locations of various types, a food court, photo exhibitions and photo zones, VR demonstrations, and a bookcrossing point were organized for Norilsk residents. Qualifying rounds in arm wrestling, kettlebell lifting and power extreme among men and power combined among ...
IV Indigenous Peoples Youth Forum opens in Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The IV Krasnoyarsk region North Indigenous Peoples Youth Forum opening ceremony took place in the Norilsk youth center. The large-scale event is attended by 50 delegates from the northern territories of the region aged 18 to 35 years. The forum topic is the tourism and ...
World’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in Dudinka
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the modern world, understanding of indigenous peoples’ culture and identity special role in the mankind’s history has grown significantly. An important task of the current generation is the national culture revival and promotion, the indigenous peoples’ national heritage preservation and development, the Taimyr ...
Alternative energy sources studied in Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Polar State University’s students began the implementation of a new project on alternative energy sources by diving under water. The swims were required as the original eco-project’s part. LamaLocation is a joint project of the Polar State University and the United Directorate of Taimyr ...
State Duma deputy visited Snezhnogorsk at Ust-Hantaisk hydroelectric station
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The State Duma deputy, the UN Environment Program’s goodwill ambassador Vyacheslav Fetisov arrived in Norilsk on a working visit. He visited one of the northernmost hydroelectric stations (HES) in the world. The Ust-Hantaisk HES is located in the hydropower engineers’ village Snezhnogorsk. It’s the ...
Logistics center was opened at Nornickel’s Polar Branch
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A situational logistics center was opened in the Polar Division due to the increase in cargo turnover because of the Nornickel’s investment projects and the Norilsk renovation. It will ensure the material and technical resources’ rhythmic supply. According to the Nornickel’s press service, part of ...
Nornickel presents flagship ESG projects at conference Challenges 2030
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Moscow hosted the conference Challenges 2030. Regions’ Sustainable Development organized by the Russian Managers Association. The event was attended by regions and Russian and international companies’ heads including Nornickel’s representatives. The specialists discussed how to maintain the sustainable development’s priorities and find a balance between ...
Oldest and only: newspaper Taimyr is 90 years old
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The newspaper Taimyr of the Taimyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky municipal district celebrated its 90th anniversary on July 10. This socio-political newspaper is published once a week on Thursdays on 20 pages of A3 format with a circulation of up to 1000 copies. The first issue of the ...