

First electric stoves in Norilsk appeared in 1960s
Wood stoves were cumbersome, they were equipped with chimneys and fired with ...

Journalists and writers frequented Norilsk in 1960s
Journalists and writers often extolled the exoticism of Norilsk in superlatives: ‘the ...

“Who is this annoying old man?”
Memories about Norilsk and Taimyr were written not only by tourists who ...

Trip to Norilsk was worth working for years in Soviet Union
In March 1976, the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s press department organized a trip ...

“The city of polar metallurgists, Norilsk, is particularly good”
Many books have been written about Norilsk - not even dozens, but ...

Outdoor trade and catering took place in Norilsk every summer
Almost every store, restaurant and cafe in the city participated in the ...

Food parcels sent from Norilsk to mainland during shortage times
In the early 1980s, everywhere on the country periphery, food products disappeared ...

This year mushroom season please Norilsk residents
In the fall, mushroom pickers flock to the tundra - for russula, ...

Deficit was Soviet trade’s main term
Deficit is a shortage of some, sometimes the simplest, products and everyday ...