Norilsk is home to the world biggest mining and metallurgy complex, and is shut off from the world in more ways than one.
Russian ecologist says his undercover trip shows Arctic ecosystem is irreversibly damaged, as whistleblower in ecological watchdog quits and leaves town.
In fact, the 'rain’ turning all cars red in a Norilsk parking lot is a sign that pollution IS finally being tackled.
Recent days have seen Siberia's nickel capital hotter than Nice and on a par with Naples.
Grand Duke Georgy Romanov will now promote Russian business in the EU.
Yet nickel capital Norilsk - the city with the highest industrial emissions - does not feature in the top ten.
Prosecutors studying video evidence of men shouting 'squash him!' seconds before impact with animal on track.
Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.
Giant airships seen as ideal way to transport heavy lifting equipment to remote mining locations.
Orphaned female, attracted by smell of food, spent several months at the shift workers’s base.