History spot

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. For example, history has preserved a memorandum, which in 1933 was submitted to Stalin by the people's commissar of heavy industry, Sergo Ordzhonikidze (in the main photo above). It was called On the Norilsk Copper-Nickel-Cobalt Deposit. The message stated that the total ore reserves at ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In 1944, in the Norilsk hairdressing salons, ladies were already offered washing, haircuts - simple or shaped, curling and styling. Hair dyeing became available, but only in two versions - blonde for 25 rubles or brunette - for 30. At the end, they could freshen ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The current road leads almost in a straight line due west. And the narrow-gauge railway made an extra detour, turning to the north after the bridge over the Ambarnaya river. Why did the broad and narrow gauge routes not coincide? It is generally accepted that ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the Old town on lake Krasivoye, for example, there was a swimming station with paths and a makeshift diving tower. And nearby, on lake Rudnoye, there was a boat and rowing station. But the largest was the water station with a yacht club ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. But open pits were the fastest way to get to the ore. And to combat drifts, the Norilsk people developed a system of snow shields. The combine head Avraamy Zavenyagin himself defended the open method option. In July 1940, the first explosion occurred at the ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Coal was needed for intermediate bunkering of polar expeditions’ ships. For example, in the navigation of 1894, Vilkitsky’s hydrographic expedition worked in the lower reaches of the Yenisey river, conducting a marine inventory of the Yenisey bay. The expedition bought coal from the Sotnikovs. Vilkitsky ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. They called it Severok (made from the word Sever – North). He hosted programs, did homework with the school audience, read poetry, talked about good manners, even flew on business trips around Taimyr. When Severok went on the air three times a week, almost ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Every city dweller tried to buy tickets to see the performance with figure swimming, with Neptune rising from the water, and, of course, with Father Frost and the Snow Maiden in a boat. The action took place in the city pool with the participation of ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Taimyr, smelt fishing is an occasion for traditional holidays and competitions: who can catch the most. Even books devote entire chapters to this gambling activity. Here, for example, is a quote from Gennady Beloshapkin's book The Lone Polar Wolf: “Everyone was in a hurry ...