History spot

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Already in the first expeditions, called upon to master and settle in the Norilsk valley, not only the first women, but also the first children appeared in the village. According to a city legend, it was believed that the first woman in labor in Norilsk ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Norilsk household service reported the opening of a paid parking lot at the intersection of Komsomolskaya and Dzerzhinsky streets. For a car - 65 kopecks per day, for a motorcycle - 46, for a bicycle - 20. And in the Culture of Housing store ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Guests of the city from latitudes with a temperate climate are especially surprised by this. Norilsk residents do not pay attention to the impressive size of the figures. However, this was not always this way. There was a time when residents complained about their absence. ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The main summer holiday in Norilsk is triple - City Day, Metallurgist Day and Company Day. According to the established tradition, it is celebrated on the third weekend of July, but this was not always this way. It is customary to start the construction of ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The assortment was more than wide: fishing and hunting gear, boats and outboard motors, bicycles and motorcycles, tents and backpacks, sportswear and shoes. There were no trainers at that time, instead of them – canvas shoes and ballet slippers. Expanders with crossbars at a ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Norilsk Combine flight detachment was created for production needs. During the Great Patriotic War, planes exported Norilsk metal and delivered goods of paramount importance to the Arctic. But the city had to solve the issue of passenger traffic. Aeroflot agency on Leninsky prospect. ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the 1950s, the number of personal vehicles began to grow in Norilsk, and as a result, there were not enough garages for cars. To meet the needs of the population within the city, they even built a box for 16 individual cars, ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the 1950s, there was a difficult sanitary situation in Norilsk, which caused a high infectious disease rate. The reasons were poor water supply, inadequate sanitation, and a shortage of housing. A huge problem in the city, and especially in the villages around it, was ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In March 1954, at the City Council session, the first deputies demanded an increase in the number of garbage bins and their timely cleaning and disinfection, putting things in order on the territories of the camp departments, as well as at shops, and monitoring ...