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Dec 10, 2021 · How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted places on Earth. A smelting company has poisoned rivers, killed off forests and belched out more sulfur dioxide than active...
Jun 12, 2022 · Bloomberg via Getty Images. Norilsk today is the most polluted city in Russia, and one of the top-ten most polluted cities on the planet. Every year, the nickel plant pumps out more than two...
Feb 16, 2020 · Norilsk, A City Of Extremes. Norilsk sits some 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle along the Yenisei River. The only Arctic city larger than this gulag town is the Russian town of Murmansk, but it is not as far north. As might be expected, its local climate is extreme.
Jan 6, 2014 · Pictures of Norilsk, Russia, One of the Coldest and Polluted Cities. With the population of more than 170,000, Norilsk, Russia, is one of the biggest cities above the polar circle. The...
Jul 23, 2023 · NORILSK, Russia -- Photographer Aleksandr Kharitonov grew up in the remote Russian mining city of Norilsk, located above the Arctic Circle. His images of its landscapes, remnants of its...
Jul 3, 2020 · Norilsk was built in Stalin's times by gulag prisoners. This gritty industrial city is a testament to their endurance both of the cruelty of Stalin's regime and of the harsh polar climate.
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Mar 21, 2019 · In our latest Through the Lens, Russian photographer Elena Chernyshova explores what it’s like to live in a city 400km north of the Arctic Circle.
