One of the most depressing cities in the world
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A town in northern Siberia home to 170,000 people has gained the undesirable title of "most depressing city on Earth".
The Russian town of Norilsk in the Krasnoyarsk Krai oblast is closer to the North Pole than it is to Moscow. It is equally far away from Vladivostok and the Pacific making it possibly the most isolated city in Russia. The industrial outpost is so remote there are no road connections. There is only a single freight rail-line to the sea and the port of Dudinka.
According to the Sun who dubbed the city the "most depressing on earth", locals refer to leaving the city as "going to the mainland", when they cross the Noril Skaya river.
Harsh living conditions and Soviet era pollution mean life expectancy is 10 years lower than the national average, already the lowest in Europe.
"In the winter, the snow is also red," said factory worker Evgeny Belikov. Although clear sign of chemical pollution he told ABC the phenomenon is strangely "beautiful".
In June 2020 the Ambaranya River was also dyed blood red following a diesel leak from Norilsk Nickel. The incident was declared a state of emergency and 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel were thought to have made it into the waterways.
The Russian town of Norilsk in the Krasnoyarsk Krai oblast is closer to the North Pole than it is to Moscow. It is equally far away from Vladivostok and the Pacific making it possibly the most isolated city in Russia. The industrial outpost is so remote there are no road connections. There is only a single freight rail-line to the sea and the port of Dudinka.
According to the Sun who dubbed the city the "most depressing on earth", locals refer to leaving the city as "going to the mainland", when they cross the Noril Skaya river.
Harsh living conditions and Soviet era pollution mean life expectancy is 10 years lower than the national average, already the lowest in Europe.
"In the winter, the snow is also red," said factory worker Evgeny Belikov. Although clear sign of chemical pollution he told ABC the phenomenon is strangely "beautiful".
In June 2020 the Ambaranya River was also dyed blood red following a diesel leak from Norilsk Nickel. The incident was declared a state of emergency and 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel were thought to have made it into the waterways.
Anyplace that is cold , apartment buildings looking like old manufacturing plants of course that shyt is hell
Stock up on hygiene supplies, maybe 3 months worth, then leave and try your luck somewhere else. At worst, you live 10 years longer.
Jean toomer
Superstar
Yeah that city makes Camden look like Vegas. Citizens probably eat their cereal with vodka. Be thankful friends.
Strangely, I like those pics. Me and the homeboys walking to the crib to play video games and eat hot chocolate
Wonder what the crime is like. it’s either wild shyt or safe as shyt. No in between.
Gunz&Butta
All Star
Y'all don't like pawgs and vodka?
Yall hate white women.
Yall hate white women.
Diunx
Probably drunk
I have no problem with thise giant block buildings, in fact I wish we had them in my country since this city is a fukking mess and the housing projects are a joke.
Buuuut for some reason numbering them make them feel so dystopian, names would be a little better.
Buuuut for some reason numbering them make them feel so dystopian, names would be a little better.
Eastside Get The Money
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Live in a call of duty map my Serb brehs
Bumblebreh
Collecting honey and money
In the almost 90 years since its founding, residents have braved winter temperatures of between -30 and -53 Celsius and six weeks of darkness. This lack of natural light and dangerously low temperatures can lead to sunlight deficiencies and seasonal sicknesses.
To counter the drabness buildings in the central city and Leninsky Prospekt (Lenin Street) have even been painted bright sunflower yellow
Fillerguy
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I fukks with it