With the population of more than 170,000, Norilsk, Russia, ... If one bus breaks down, passengers can quickly be evacuated to another bus. Photograph by Elena Chernyshova.

It can get so cold that people cannot wait at a bus stop for fear of freezing to death. The barracks that housed the slave laborers who built Norilsk in the 1930s, at least 250,000 of whom died there.

There are about 100,000 hectares of burnt-out land around Norilsk (via English Russia) Buses travel in convoys, so if one of them breaks down, passengers can be evacuated instantly.

Bus service between Norilsk and Alykel airport was halted. Buses moved between Norilsk and Kayerkan in convoys. The city's authorities recommended organizations and schools to have a day off.

Now, Norilsk is where a fifth of the world's nickel is sourced at the city's nickel plant. The pollution from the plant has left its mark, however. A spillage in 2016 left the river water bright ...

The remote Russian city of Norilsk, above the Arctic Circle, is known for its history of forced labor camps, mining, and railways. Photojournalist Aleksandr Kharitonov, who grew up there, shares ...

Bus service between Norilsk and Alykel airport was halted. Buses moved between Norilsk and Kayerkan in convoys. The city's authorities recommended organizations and schools to have a day off.