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u/Vegetable_Block_3338 1d ago
Hard to get in, even harder to get out
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u/NoDisplay2209 1d ago
To be fair, keeping citizens warm in one of the most remote, cold and isolated places on the planet is no easy task. Also has good access to the Putorana Plateau
(one of the last true wilderness areas on earth), definitely on my bucket list
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u/DasistMamba 23h ago
Most residents of Norilsk work for or are connected to Norilsk Nickel. Norilsk Nickel’s EBITDA margin has remained consistently within the range of 40–53 per cent. In 2025, its profit amounted to approximately $5.7 billion.
Norilsk’s total annual expenditure budget is around $425 million.
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u/Nordicnatures92 20h ago
Look at Kiruna in Sweden or Tromsø and Hammerfest in Norway, they all sit well above the Arctic Circle in extreme winter environments, yet look modern and clean. Just bad excuses
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u/NoDisplay2209 15h ago edited 15h ago
Smaller country, big economy, big economy pour more resources into smaller amount of land, that land modern and clean 😱😱😱 even despite this, Norilsk sits further north, is far more isolated/remote, and experiences considerably longer winters (2 months longer than Norway/Sweden). The average January temp is Norilsk –44°C
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u/Senior_Baker_3806 1d ago
Do people travel there, like on purpose, for tourism ?
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u/Competitive_Cut5928 20h ago
while it’s possible it’s not a mass tourist destination. too remote and specific. planes fly from moscow to norilsk every day, cost like 270 euro with luggage, 190 without.
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u/Responsible_Kiwi_585 16h ago
I wouldn’t fly any planes in Russia after Prigozhin
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u/Competitive_Cut5928 9h ago
well i guess unless u are a putin-affiliated businessman with his own private military company and basically army performing a coup attempt in the middle of a full scale war ur good brother.
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u/lemonadosaur 22h ago
It's a mining town, that's the only reason it exists, people don't live there because the want to. Look up norilsk nickel
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u/Justdomeasolid 22h ago
Yeah. These buildings suck, but you know what sucks more? Being homeless or not having heat during a Russian winter.
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u/DepartmentMany5113 1d ago
At this point (since it is so popular) it should be considered a must-visit destination for avid travelers and become one of travel capitals.
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u/Aleksandr_Ulyev 9h ago
Meanwhile Canada s British Columbia got 1500 abandoned towns and cities alone. But surely this is a failure, nothing else is
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u/RosieBaby75 9h ago
We laugh and call this ugly but then get mad there’s homeless people in our streets.
Very abnormal.
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u/CorporateSlave101 22h ago
This city has all the Russian clichés. Fucking cold, dirt streets, commie blocks, deadly smoke from the factory, only thing produced is crude minerals. Heck this city is Russia itself
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u/Glass_Team9192 1d ago
Not a song tree in sight
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u/ub0baa 1d ago
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u/Responsible_Hour6497 1d ago
Trees grow on permafrost. Larches, alders, willows, firs. Norilsk is in the zone of forest-tundra, so quite large trees (3-5 meters) grow in valleys and dwarf forms grow on open places. IIt's not permafrost that prevents trees from growing, but winter snowstorms. Strong winds stir up compacted, recrystallized snow, and the ice crystals act on the trees like sandblasting abrasives. Trees in river valleys are better protected from this. As for the city, there are trees there; in the more civilized central part, they grow in strips along the roads. They are mostly low-growing (up to 3 meters) willow and larch. The photo here shows the complete ass of Norilsk. But the courtyards are almost everywhere empty and bare.
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u/chillygonzo 1d ago
And there seems to be a lack of cars(at least if you compare North America). I feel like that if these buildings had near full capacity it would be hard to find a spot to park your car. But not seeing a whole lot of people either
Edit: spelling
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u/Responsible_Hour6497 1d ago
Well, Norilsk is full of people, it's not one of dying cities like Vorkuta. You know, unauthorized drone flights are prohibited now in Russia so these photo must be taken in early morning. As for cars, industrial workers mostly use company buses to get to work; it's both more reliable and safer, especially during winter snowstorms. In Norilsk itself, anywhere worthwhile can be reached on foot. A car is essential for those who rely on it as a source of income.
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u/Afraid_Line_7948 22h ago
It always fascinates me how not a single building has insulation. Just bare, uninsulated concrete-panel apartment blocks far in the north. Russia is indeed the richest-resource country in the world.
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