Taimyr National District founded in 1930
On December 10, 1930, the Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) national district was created with ...
History spot
In December 1967 fires raged in different Norilsk parts
In the late 1960s, Norilsk destroyed the outlived villages scattered around the ...
Lama restaurant was Norilsk youth’s favorite place
In the summer of 1954, the builders handed over a new residential ...
First Norilsk parades took place at Zero Point
The anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution and May Day were ...
Books were in high demand in Norilsk
Norilsk has always been famous for the high intellectual level of its ...
Cultural institutions construction during wartime was forbidden
On October 8, 1942, an interesting historical document was signed in Norilsk ...
Norillag prisoners had days off due to bad weather
At the beginning of the first military winter in Norilsk, an interesting ...
Annex planned for Norilsk city hall
In 1963, construction of a new administrative building for Norilsk, the city ...
First open pit mine in Arctic appeared in Norilsk
Initially, it was believed that Norilsk ores should be mined only in ...