Russia’s Norilsk is the most northerly city in the world. AFP via Getty Images. The modern story of Norilsk begins in the early 20th century when a geologist discovered rich deposits of nickel ...

The most northerly village you can freely travel to, however, is Syndassko, also in Krasnoyarsk Krai, further west on the Taymyr Peninsula. READ MORE: 10 facts about Russia’s northernmost settlement ...

Russia retook the town of Sudzha in Ukraine this week. ... which sent tens of thousands of soldiers — including more than 11,000 North Koreans — to try to reclaim the territory.