Uncle Kolya: Zero Point hermit's story

Cigarettes with a mouthpiece, two ZILs on the go, a garage, scrap metal, mutts and memories - this is how Uncle Kolya has been living for almost half a century.

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Territory genius

Impossible projects are not for me

Impossible projects are not for me

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Social startups are emerging today in almost every field of human activity. Although it would be a mistake to think that the concept of social entrepreneurship was invented only in the third millennium. The idea of ​​using innovation and business tools to improve ...

Queen of tundra

Queen of tundra

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. She appears at all city, regional or federal events in the national dress of the ancient people of Taimyr – the Nganasans. And this is not a stylization. Lera is a true custodian of the traditions and culture of her ancestors who have lived ...

Norilsk chansonnier wrote over 100 songs about North

Norilsk chansonnier wrote over 100 songs about North

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. An employee of one of the Nornickel divisions moved to the North from the Bryansk region more than 20 years ago. Over the years of his life in Norilsk, Mikhail wrote more than 100 songs, most of which are dedicated to Norilsk and northern ...

New format second-hand shop operates in Norilsk

New format second-hand shop operates in Norilsk

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Since 2014, when the Nornickel company started developing social entrepreneurship in the territories of its presence, children's development centers, a country recreation complex, a center for aesthetic medicine, and a dance and sports multicenter have appeared in Norilsk. The heads of the 69 Parallel ...

Let’s live longer!

Let’s live longer!

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. From an early age, she was fond of active games, and she repeated a lot after her older sister. “She was running in the yard and I was running. She skated and I skated. She played with the ball, and I played with her”, says ...

Life like stage

Life like stage

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Elena Vinetskaya, head of the reception for social and labor issues of the repair and installation specialized trust Norilskenergoremont, took part in the competition for the fifth time last year. As she jokes: “Celebrated a small anniversary”. All those years Elena presented vocal items All those ...

True athlete distinguished by healthy competition spirit

True athlete distinguished by healthy competition spirit

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. For the last four years Nikita Bezkorovainy has been managing the sports life of the CAD. But unlike many colleagues in the sports department, sport is not the main occupation for him at the enterprise. His main task is to control the physical factors ...

Read pictures

Read pictures

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Comics can be not only about superheroes, as we used to think. The theme for comics can be any major event. We asked Nikolay what Norilsk people draw. - What was your path to comics? - I was fond of comics even ...

Full commitment and non-standard approach

Full commitment and non-standard approach

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. This time our heroine is Natalia Garmashova, a teacher of the Russian language and literature from the Norilsk gymnasium No. 1, who won the municipal stage of the Teacher of the Year - 2021 all-Russian competition. The teaching profession requires full ...