Vorkuta

Komi Republic, a walk through Vorkuta. An attempt to convey the atmosphere of the city.

The name means "teeming with bears" in Nenets. Geographically, the city beyond the Arctic Circle is located in Europe, and the time here is Moscow. During the Soviet era, the city was the capital of the coal industry, and GULAG prisoners became the first miners. In the 1990s, most of the mines closed, and residents began to leave. A lot of architecture typical of a Soviet industrial city has been preserved here; many artifacts of a bygone era can be found. The weather in these parts is harsh, and frosts are possible even in summer.

Currently, the revival of these regions has begun. Any citizen can register in the federal program and receive up to 1 hectare of land in the Arctic. And if you register as an individual entrepreneur and invest at least one million rubles in your business, the entrepreneur becomes a resident of the Arctic zone, which gives great benefits and the right not to pay taxes for a long time.