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Norilsk first houses were adjacent to livestock farm

What stands in its place today?

Lifetime dedicated to Arctic

167 years ago, the legendary polar explorer Eduard Toll was born.

Norilsk pastry chefs to impress with new creations

Four bakers and pastry chefs from popular cafes have recently completed training at the Culinary Institute of Siberian Federal University.

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What is depicted in the photograph from the Norilsk Museum archive?

Valyok’s wooden structure ramains only in photo

The geographical location of the site where this photo was taken is no secret; it’s clearly marked in bold letters on the image. What’s more ...

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Despite of the severe frost, the festival brought many people together

Norilsk residents joyfully celebrated Maslenitsa

The spring welcoming event took place in all districts of Norilsk.

Happy feast!

Two-story buildings stood opposite Zapolyarnik stadium

There was the so-called 17th quarter.

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Vladimir Zverev came to audit but stayed to rule

He was the Norilsk Combine’s head from 1948 to 1954.

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Over a dozen minerals named after Norilsk geologists

There’s Godlevskite on the world list of minerals.

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Club-theater planned instead of grocery store

The building was supposed to stand on Gvardeiskaya square instead of the ...

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First Norilsk geologists were rivals

Vorontsov suspected Urvantsev of sabotage.

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First book about Norilsk published by non-Norilsk printing house in 1946

The essays’ collection Northern Lights was published.

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Norilsk leader was book character prototype

Igor Aristov came to Norilsk in 1961 after graduating from the Irkutsk ...

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Norilsk and Moscow had equal time in 1936

At the very dawn of Norilsk history, its people celebrated the new ...

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Copper plant’s metallurgic shop turns 70

On December 21, 1952, an independent enterprise at that time, codenamed plant ...

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