“We felt like on the moon surface”
In July 1985, the English naturalist writer Gerald Durrell, who by that time had already written three dozen books about the living world of the planet, came to Taimyr. Here he filmed the film Darrell in Russia.
Sulfur Program’s first phase launched in Norilsk
The largest environmental project in Russia will make the air in Norilsk cleaner.
Scientists recorded Taimyr people’s live speech, traditions and folklore
The material will complement the digital collection of languages and cultures of indigenous peoples of the Arctic.
Winter in Norilsk takes its rights
The thermometer will show -10 degrees and below in the coming days.
Marine terminal first stage to be launched in Taimyr in 2024
Construction is being carried out as part of the Syradasay coal deposit development.
Norilsk energy sector used both hard coal and gas
The first three decades in the history of the Norilsk thermal power plant - until 1970 - were “black”: it worked only on coal.
Hrushchev-era houses built to fight housing shortage
The transition to housing construction industrialization in Norilsk began in 1958.
In 1931 Taimyr fought anthrax epidemic
The spread of anthrax began on the left bank of the Yenisey with a massive death of deer: about 1500 animals died in four days.
Unique ABC book released in Krasnoyarsk
It provides examples for each letter that are well understood by the region residents.