In honor of the anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the media company Severny Gorod has launched a large-scale project titled Norilsk Fates of Victory.
Territory genius
Norilsk treasures discoverer passed away 40 years ago
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Nikolay Urvantsev died on February 20, 1985, in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). His devoted wife, Elizaveta Urvantseva, outlasted him by just a few weeks. In July 1985, the couple’s ashes were laid to rest in Norilsk, fulfilling their last will. “Sadly, the memorial established in their ...
Norilsk girl to unite vocal hearts
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Elena Ordyntseva, a winner of the Big Change competition, along with her teachers Tatiana Fertih and Albina Berezovikova, has emerged as one of the winners of the social projects competition under the Nornickel’s charitable program World of New Opportunities by in the NewPole category. Vocal ...
Vladimir Gapeyev: “You have to love your profession”
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. He is a doctor in his third generation, having started in pediatrics before transitioning to therapy. However, after attending a lecture by a teacher who inspired him, he decided to become a pathologist. Contrary to popular belief, not all pathologists work in a morgue; ...
War caught him at border
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In honor of the anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the media company Severny Gorod has launched a large-scale project titled Norilsk Stories of Victory. This initiative invites residents of the city to share the stories of their relatives who served in ...
Vyacheslav Galayda: “Everything comes at the right time”
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Perhaps, a rare Norilsk resident has not heard of the Zippers, the northernmost rockabilly band in the world. One of its founders, Vyacheslav Galayda, explains what is so good about this style, how to master the double bass and to get what you want. He ...
Kola MMC employee makes things from natural minerals
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Vladimir Kuzmin from Monchegorsk knows how to find an approach to a stone and reveal its uniqueness and beauty, even if at first glance it seems quite ordinary. The craftsman’s specialty is unique for Kola mining and metallurgical company – a grinder and polisher ...
Taimyr honorary citizen congratulated in Dudinka
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The municipal district’s acting head Pavel Tomchik congratulated the birthday man on his 87th birthday. On behalf of the Taimyr head and on his own behalf Alexey Chlenov also thanked him for his work for the municipal district’s benefit and presented him a memorable ...
Mercy is not in pity but in help
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Ekaterina is a native of Norilsk, as a child she dreamed of becoming a journalist. But in the end, she decided to study museology. This seems logical, if you consider that her mother is a big fan of art, at one time worked as a ...
Norilsk chooses its heroes
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Northern City’s Hero project was created to talk about people who live in Norilsk, raise children, work and make their northern city better. Thanks to it, the Norilsk and Taimyr residents know the names of their fellow townmen and can be proud of ...