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Norilsk Nickel workers endure brutal Arctic wages
In Norilsk Russia 230000 people live in a stark mining town built by Stalin with 86,000 miners and a 24 hour operation. The nickel complex accounts for about 20 percent of world supply while workers endure subzero cold smoky days and limited outside contact. Despite high pay many struggle to feed families as environmental damage grows and profits shrink amid falling nickel prices.
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Norilsk
Russia
Norilsk Nickel
Arctic Circle
Alexander Buruzhin
Island
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Gatina Yeremeeva
Yeremeeya
Soviet Union
Yeremeeva
Greenpeace
Vladimir Potanin