Igarka

Article summary

Igarka ( ) is a town in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. Igarka is a monotown established around a sawmill which processed timber logged in the basin of the Yenisei River for export. Up to 1956, it was largely inhabited by deportees and political prisoners. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the town's population has rapidly declined – it decreased from to 4,417 (2019).

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1929 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1930 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1929". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1930". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375027593