History spot
“Discharge for intentional harm to the boss’s health!”
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists from various geological parties and scientific institutes flew to the Arctic in the spring to disperse along their long-distance routes. Our city was often the start and finish place for these expeditions and, given the desertedness of the territory, the only stronghold of civilization. ...
“We felt like on the moon surface”
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The authors and presenters - Darrell and his wife, biologist and ornithologist, Lee - were interested in the system of nature preservation in our country. The last episode, called Endless Day, was filmed in the Taimyrsky biosphere reserve and the Bikada nature reserve, ...
Norilsk energy sector used both hard coal and gas
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Energy workers at that time walked around in coal dust, like chimney sweeps, and the entire village was covered with soot flying from the chimneys of the thermal power plant. The drawing of the main building of the thermal power plant Coal loading machine S-153. ...
Hrushchev-era houses built to fight housing shortage
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the city they began to build standard five-story buildings of the all-Union series 447, but slightly adapted to northern conditions, mainly in terms of the foundation. The first houses were erected in the block between Leninsky prospect and Zavenyagin street. They had an important ...
In 1931 Taimyr fought anthrax epidemic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. An organizing committee was created to combat the epizootic, and a quarantine was established in the area of the Varganyaha and Solennaya rivers. But by August, the Siberian virus spread to the right bank of the Yenisey: 6700 reindeer died, 46 farms were left ...
Bard Alexander Gorodnitsky wrote songs after expeditions to Taimyr
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In 1957, after graduation, Gorodnitsky joined the Yenisey geological exploration expedition, where he led surveys on the right bank of the Yenisey, in the Igarka and Norilsk area. He wrote many of his songs there. For example, the song “Leather jackets thrown into a corner...” ...
Izvestia newspaper illustrator was Norilsk first professional photographer
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Arkady Sorokin was an artist by his profession; he studied in Moscow at the famous VHUTEMAS. He headed the illustrative and artistic department of the Izvestia newspaper editorial board, he illustrated essays by Lev Kassil, Alexey Garry, Mikhail Koltsov and made friends with them. ...
In 1950s, Norilsk held fashion shows
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Already in the late 1950s, northern women were taught to understand modern fashion trends. This was done by the city university of culture at the House of Political Education. There were lectures on the topic How to Dress Beautifully and demonstrations of clothing ...
“We were strong because we thought about everyone”
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. With the acceleration of construction in November 1935, a horse-drawn road was laid along this route with stopping points in the area of lake Boganidskoye, at the 50th kilometer and on the Ambarnaya river. In the summer, this route was mixed, on foot and ...

