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History of Namalsk

Namalsk history dates back approximately to the 50th of the last century. In these times, began colonizing islands in the Bering Sea. The former Soviet Union saw clear benefits from use of these islands by intensified tensions of the Cold War. On Namalsk were built military facilities, such as Brensk, Norinsk, Northern and Southern military base, or a spy transmitter on the highest mountain of Namalsk - Seraja.

These buildings also came with the inhabitants, who settled mainly in the north, where today stands the capital city - Vorkuta. Residents began to live on Namalsk with mainly fishing, the construction of 2 ports - Lubjansk - small port in the north and Tara, a large port on the island just near Namalsk. The southern region later found other than a military use and began to mine coal here. Coal mining has caused the construction of the railway line from the coal mine Sebjan port on the island, called by the port there, Tara. They also built the northern grasslands of the collective farm Jalovisko.

On Namalsk lived in 2008 approximately 1,100 people. With the coming financial Crisis nations around the world began to think more about investments and savings. In 2010 the Russian government has decided to leave some localities, especially in the Bering Sea, among them the island Namalsk. But when after few more months, when goverment more and more openly talked about moving people, Namalsk stopped responding, there was, after unsuccessful attempts to survey, in May 2011 sent the Russian army. Encountered here, at first glance a deserted island, at second, not so .. What happened next? You can continue here!

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