Biggest shortages were ordinary household items: pots, paper and soap
Clothes and fabric pieces were given out as a reward to the ...
History spot
Chlorine-cobalt workshop’s legendary head Izosim Chalkin
Chalkin was among the first students of the Norilsk technical school.
Norilsk metallurgist invented high-speed melting
Alexander Sheremetov is one of the few metallurgists who have become an ...
First nine-story building in Norilsk built in 1970
The Nansena street outskirts became the new main entrance to the city.
Dudinka wasn’t considered as main Norilsk Combine’s port
At first, they saw Ust-Port or the Valek village as the main ...
He dreamed of film career, but became Norilsk Combine’s chief engineer
The Big metallurgical plant produced the first electrolytic nickel and platinoids in ...
Port director was one of first Norilsk Combine’s elected managers
Longin Khan, the port Dudinka head and Taimyr deputy governor, was a ...
Grigory and Marfa Saprykin lived in Norilsk for over 60 years
There is a memorial plaque in honor of the oldest Norilsk family ...
Laureatov street in Norilsk stands on thawed soil
The street, named after the builders on the permafrost, was their method’s ...