NORILSK, Russia — Blessed with a cornucopia of precious metals buried beneath a desert of snow, but so bereft of sunlight that nights in winter never end, Norilsk, 200 miles north of the Arctic ...

Norilsk, Russia: Blessed with a cornucopia of precious metals buried beneath a desert of snow, but so bereft of sunlight that nights in winter never end, Norilsk, 320 kilometres north of the ...

Russia’s Norilsk is the most northerly city in the world. AFP via Getty Images. The modern story of Norilsk begins in the early 20th century when a geologist discovered rich deposits of nickel ...

In Norilsk, winter lasts nine months – and during the polar night the sun doesn’t rise for two months. (Credit: Elena Chernyshova) (Credit: Elena Chernyshova) ...

In Norilsk, 200 miles above the Arctic Circle, the sun does not rise for three months a year, the winter temperatures remain under 30 degrees below zero, and the air is, literally, the dirtiest on ...

Norilsk (1,800 miles from Moscow) has neither ancient fortresses, nor sumptuous estates. Winter lasts nine months a year, and the short summer doesn’t even melt the snow.

In Norilsk, it is another matter if the temperature is -40°C and on top of that the wind blowing at 20-25 meters per second. At times like that, you need to dress so that not a single part of ...

Norilsk is one of the coldest cities in the world with an average winter temperature of -25° C. Winter lasts 280 days per year, and even a simple trip outside can be dangerous.

Zavinyagin (head of Norilsk from 1938 to 1941) was not originally a security officer. He was a metallurgist. When he was sent to Norilsk, they told him, "There was an idea to shoot you, but then ...

In much of the Northern Hemisphere right now, it’s getting colder and darker and the winter blues are setting in. But few places get it quite as bad as Norilsk, Russia, where residents won’t ...

Plus, during the winter, the sun never rises, and residents live in complete darkness for 45 days every year. Located 1,800 miles from Moscow and 930 miles from Krasnoyarsk, the oblast’s capital ...

A Russian city named the world's most depressing place has human bones scattered in the street and sees temperatures drop as low as -50C in the winter.. Norilsk – a closed city in north Siberia ...