Norilsk residents invited to New Year charity fair
The event is carried out by the 69th Parallel charity foundation.
Recruitment and training go on at Nornickel Polar Division
In 2023, the company attracted about four thousand people to the Norilsk division.
Dudinka river ice crossing opened in Taimyr
The new transport artery length is about a kilometer.
Dinosaurs went to Arctic for food and comfort
A corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences provides evidence of reptiles living in the Far North.
Norilskgazprom employees competed in Gourmet’s Secret
Participants presented 33 dishes in six categories.
Costumes made of gauze, or sparkling New Year
At the end of the 1940s, Christmas trees in the homes of Norilsk residents and on the streets were alive.
“There were no toys, but they decorated the Christmas tree with colored ribbons”
In the 1920s, Christmas trees were banned in Soviet Russia: they were perceived as “priestly relics”.
“They begged their ancestors’ spirits for help in hunting”
The very first New Year, celebrated on the territory of present-day Norilsk, can be considered 1922. It was celebrated by the first eight winterers, led by Nikolay Urvantsev.
Young Norilsk hockey player presented prize to Channel One Cup’s favorite
The best player of the tournament according to the Nornickel company - the Russian Hockey Federation’s official partner, was Valentin Zykov.