Polar night begins in Norilsk today
Until January 13, the sun will not appear over the horizon.
Taimyr ensemble to represent Taimyr at First Arctic Delphic Games
The exemplary dance group includes children of reindeer herders and hunters of the Tuhard tundra.
Taimyr entered region’s highest birth districts top five
The total birth rate in the Krasnoyarsk region last year was 10 children per 1 000 people.
Scientists woke up 48.5 thousand year-old viruses in Siberia
Virologists say pathogens are still contagious.
Lake Dolgoye: beach, landing site and main source of water
According to memoirs, at first the reservoir was called Strychnine, due to the fact that hunters in its vicinity poisoned hares with strychnine.
Norilsk could be built in different place
The site for modern Norilsk, which was called Gorstroy, was chosen back in 1938.
Powerful hydroelectric station had to appear on Pyasina river
After the river's navigability was acknowledged impossible, the Norilsk combine design department investigated Pyasina, outlining the construction of a large hydroelectric complex.
Scientists discovered carbon conveyor phenomenon in Arctic seas
The Barents and Kara seas annually absorb an amount of CO2 comparable to Iceland's annual greenhouse gas emissions.
Industrial tourism tour held in Norilsk
Two dozen people walked through the places of the “furry” past and the digital present.