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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 Soviet...
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.
Dec 10, 2021 · The company’s pollution has carved a barren landscape of dead and dying trees out of the taiga, or boreal forest, one of the world’s largest carbon sinks. Its wastewater has turned glacial ...
These days, only foreigners need to obtain a permit, while any Russian citizen can visit Norilsk to see the life of the industrial city inside the Arctic Circle with their own eyes. And it's a...
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Jan 6, 2014 · With the population of more than 170,000, Norilsk, Russia, is one of the biggest cities above the polar circle. The architect created the urban space to protect inhabitants from violent winds.
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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Nov 8, 2017 · Every day for two years, filmmaker Victoria Fiore tried to gain access to a toxic, closed city in Siberia with no ground transportation connections to the rest of the world.