The Foundation for Civil Society Development assessed the development of the Polar region in 2022

Bakhta River, the new nature reserve, appeared in Krasnoyarsk Territory

Interview with Aleksandr Yeliseyev, Chairman of Murmansk Region's Tourism Committee

Interview with Tatyana Ageyeva, head of the Grumant Center for Arctic Tourism

The largest airport in Yamal to open on the centenary of Russian civil aviation

Thinly sliced frozen fish is the North's most international specialty

The fifth Polar Index sustainable development ranking of the Arctic regions published

Russia celebrates the 90th anniversary of the Chief Directorate of the North Sea Route with new mega projects

Russia's Arctic regions are cultivating creative industries

When and how Arctic indigenous peoples celebrate the New Year

Yakutsk hosted the 4th Northern Sustainable Development Forum from 28 November to 1 December

Why do the polar regions stock up on ice for the winter if it's everywhere?

A tenth of the Arctic's investment projects have already been implemented

65 years ago, the Lenin icebreaker, the pioneer of the world's only nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet, was launched

In three years, satellite Internet will be available in all of Russia's Arctic regions

Yamal hosts the Russian North, a forum for the youth of indigenous small-numbered peoples

Yakutia celebrates Khomus Day on 30 November

On 24 November, Yakutia celebrates Olonkho Day, the national treasure of the Sakha people

A new nature park will appear in the Kola North—it will be the Seidyavr Nature Reserve

Russia celebrates Walrus Day on 24 November, the largest pinniped in the northern hemisphere

Why northerners keep a close eye on the ice and plan their logistics

Russia's first stopover will allow free travel beyond the Arctic Circle

More than 4 million people from 184 countries took part in this year's Great Ethnographic Dictation

Polar ecology was one of the main topics of the Arctic and Antarctic Days in Moscow

The Digital Arctic science and technology IT park opened in Arkhangelsk

The Grand Argish Festival, the peninsula's main ethnic festival, took place in Taimyr.

One hundred years since the Perseus, the first Soviet research vessel, was built

The children's stage of the Arctic open Festival was held in Arkhangelsk, and adults are expected in cinemas within a month

Arctic indigenous peoples' representatives discuss issues that will shape their future

Polar regions will implement a package of measures that will make harmful emissions a thing of the past

Beautiful nature and great slopes are key to the success of a new resort in Chukotka

The Clean Arctic environmental project's second field season is over

Yamal to build first ski resort in the Polar Urals

85 years ago, the legendary Arctic drift of the steamship Georgiy Sedov began

What amazing light shows the Arctic has prepared for its guests

Ural Automotive Plant prepares to start serial production of buses designed specifically for the Arctic

How to strike a balance between the interests of business and indigenous peoples

How to spend a holiday in the Arctic without leaving central Russia

How least cisco has come to symbolize the North of Karelia and how the event in its honor is conducted

Why do indigenous peoples of the North have dozens of words for snow

The government will fund the development of social infrastructure in Arctic cities

Severny Polyus-41 drifting polar station begins operation in the Arctic

Russia consistently implements polar bear conservation strategy

Russia Renewable Energy Development Association recognises Chukotka as wind energy leader

How canned food and other meals pass the test of time in the permafrost of the Taymir

How Arctic cities create a comfortable urban environment

Arctic regions focus on tourism development

Arkhangelsk Region celebrates its 85th anniversary

Anniversary of Fyodor Litke, who made four expeditions to Novaya Zemlya Archipelago

The 17th International Fair Treasures of the North was held in Moscow

Monchegorsk becomes Kola Peninsula's new top attraction

Growing demand for aviation in the Far East and the Arctic requires infrastructure development

New energy solutions will be widely applied in the Arctic

Tundra Gastronomy Festival sets new culinary records and surprises with daring experiments

India intends to participate in the development of Russia's Arctic zone

The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic has drafted a law on northern delivery

Kandalaksha Nature Reserve celebrates its 90th anniversary

The Malye Korely museum hosts a festival of beards, crops and horses

Northbuses appeared on the streets of Norilsk

A new heating season has started in Russia's Arctic zone

A constellation of Arktika-M satellites will enable high-latitude monitoring every 15 minutes

The second KedrFest 2022 rural tourism festival was held in Yamal

Arkhangelsk has developed a unique tour, Taste of the Arctic

Arctic Usinsk became the capital of the Russian volunteer movement for three days

Yakutia considers it necessary to adopt a federal law on rotational camps

Creative authors are invited to bring their ideas to life in Salekhard

An educational cluster for the forest industry is set to emerge in Pomorie

The first championship of professional skills for northern professions takes place

190th anniversary of the first hydrographic expedition to the Novaya Zemlya archipelago

The results of the first mural competition created in Arctic cities are summed up

Bering Strait Festival brings together all peoples and regions of the Arctic

Seismic station installed on Novaya Zemlya archipelago to study polar earthquakes for the first time

Reindeer Day was celebrated for the ninetieth time this year in NAA and Komi

The Role of the Arctic Zone of Russia and The Northern Sea Route in the New Naval Doctrine

Projects to turn Pomorye into a development hub for the entire Russian Arctic

Recycling in the Arctic presents a challenge that calls for breakthrough solutions

Landscaping projects proposed and chosen by the Northerners

The Arctic Floating University brought an invaluable cargo from an expedition to the high Arctic seas

The 7th Teriberka Arctic Festival in the Murmansk Region surpassed its previous attendance record

A monument to Aleksandr Baranov, the first ruler of Russian Alaska, to be erected in Arkhangelsk

First tests of garbage collection robot successfully completed on Novaya Zemlya archipelago

Women entrepreneurs in the Arctic now have their own community

SUP paddleboarding, sailing regatta and ice water swimming: recipe for good times in an old town

Marine Arctic Test Centre will be created in the Murmansk Region

Shipbuilding, ship repair and human resources are the most important directions for the development of the North Sea Route

Arkhangelsk Book Festival has seriously outgrown its original format

In preparation for the first-ever conquest of the North Pole on a paramotor, traveller Fyodor Konyukhov set two world records at once

The development of Russia's Arctic zone was one of the main topics of discussion at SPIEF

The first White Sea expedition, led by Michael Reinecke, began 195 years ago

Bright murals turn Arctic cities into full-fledged art objects

Arctic Startup Expedition training programme launched in Russia

Canned goods are the most convenient products for northern regions and another brand that the Arctic has to offer

Yesterday's soldiers are offered jobs at leading enterprises in the Arctic and the Far East

Federal Centre for Arctic Medicine will help increase life expectancy in the Arctic

Residents of northern cities do not want to put up with garbage around

A test site for unmanned technologies will be created in the Arctic

The Young Scientists' Forum in Arkhangelsk gets participants from more than 20 countries

Murmansk Region recently hosted the Environmental and Social Film Forum "Northern Character: Green Screen"

The first year of Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council has come to an end

Domestic power plants to be used on Yamal's shelf

How to make the Arctic comfortable for both northerners and tourists

A unique cultural project will tell about the peoples of the Russian Arctic and capture what their languages sound like

How Polar Explorer Day became a holiday for two million Russians

Why the search for a polar pilot who disappeared 85 years ago continues to this day

Volunteers of the Green Arctic project clean the Yamal Peninsula from the rubbish remaining there from the Soviet times

What secrets of the North will the Arctic Floating University try to uncover this year

A digital system created on Yamal will allow for the fastest possible response to oil spills

Students at Murmansk schools can tailor the experience to enjoy learning to the fullest

What mark did the polar explorer Georgy Sedov leave on history?

Economic realities are changing, but Russia's long-term plans in the Arctic remain unchanged

What Russian universities produce Arctic specialists?

The ice-resistant self-propelled platform North Pole will soon set out on its maiden voyage

Yakutia celebrates the centenary of its sovereignty

How the Nadezhda race helped to save the ancient traditions of Chukchi dog sled drivers

The Chukotka Autonomous Area may become a pilot region for junior exploration companies

A GIS map of northern languages will help to preserve them for the future of the Arctic

How Soviet scientists led by Ivan Papanin created a model polar station 90 years ago

A monument to Oleg Kuvaev will be erected in the northernmost city of Russia — Pevek, located in Chukotka

Why did the Union of Museums of Russia create the Subdivision of Arctic Museums?

The Arctic cannot be a field for geopolitical intrigue

Yamal Oil and Gas Forum: Finding Solutions to New Geopolitical Challenges

How the Nadezhda race became one of the main Chukotka brands

Expedition North-2022 set to measure the speed of Arctic ice cap melting

Two new warehouses in Arkhangelsk and Norilsk to handle all types of cargo

Cutting-edge IT solutions will help fully unleash the potential of the North Sea Route

The first two Project 22220 vessels have already proved a worthy addition to the Russian icebreaker fleet

Interview with Maxim Mironov, Director of the Norilsk Development Agency

How the north wind can energize the Arctic

New Year's illumination, performances and parks of glowing ice sculptures: how the polar night is met in the northern regions

Arctic export categories: a closer look

How the Arctic region is overhauling its transport infrastructure

Why are reindeer called the main animals of the Russian north?

The first carbon control area in the Arctic will appear in Yamal

What kind of products can the Arctic provide for the Russian market?

Why the Arctic Needs Digitalisation

The simplified requirements for envromental expert review during construction works in the Arctic have come into force.

Proven and new developments of arctic special equipment

Information and educational portal "Children of the Arctic" introduces Russians to the life, culture and languages of ethnic groups in the northern territories of the country

How the natural riches of the Arctic enable the launch of unique businesses

Fresh vegetable projects in the Arctic

Top 10 professions in the highest demand across the regions of Russia's Arctic Zone.

A cross-cutting priority for the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council is 'responsible governance for the sustainable Arctic.'

A modern urban environment is being created in the communities of the Arctic Zone, including the development of public spaces and squares, taking into account the natural and climatic features of the regions.

The Lapps are an ancient northern people living in the Arctic territories of four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.

Despite the difficult epidemiological situation, the Arctic agenda was actively discussed at a number of venues throughout 2020.

Name ”nganasany " was given to the people by scientists in the 1930s. The representatives of the people themselves call themselves "nya", which means "man".

How art develops beyond the Arctic Circle

The development of the urban environment standards in the Arctic Zone will begin in the coming year

Megafon and Rosgeologia are laying a subarctic communication line

The new road will provide new opportunities for economic development of the region’s western districts, Yamal’s governor said

Reindeer: Christmas stories and New Year's news

The Arctic needs digitalisation

Russia leads the world in solid minerals mining in the Arctic, contributing close to 40% of the global output of copper, nickel and diamonds, according to the data published by the Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IGEM RAS).

Why raising reindeer is so much more profitable than raising cows or pigs

More than 20 thousand new jobs will be created in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in 2021

Why is the creation of Arctic engineering requires the best technology available

How it is formed and what it gives

How Arctic swamps can provide people with shelter, fuel and fresh vegetables

How innovations in Russian legislation will help open new deposits in the Arctic

How Arctic oil is shipped to Europe.

Why modular structures for wooden houses are in demand in the Arctic

To create biodegradable products, such as bags or packages, researchers developed a technology to make special biopolymers, which bacteria produce naturally

How gold from Arctic deposits can make Russia a world leader in the extraction of this precious metal

Yamal is rich in a special way.

More than a third of the country's indigenous peoples live in the Russian Arctic: more than 82,000 out of 250.

Every spring in Russia, almost 30,000 km of roads vanish without a trace

The farm will produce qiviut, valuable soft underwool, according to its representative

How permanent cold gave the Arctic its key natural resource and provided people with great vacation opportunities beyond the Arctic Circle

The Arctic is an incredibly rich, but immensely difficult region to develop

Why the dog became a faithful companion of man from the very first steps through the Arctic expanses

Renovation and development of transport infrastructure in the Arctic is a strategic priority for Russia

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting with the first investors in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in the Murmansk region, during which he got acquainted with the announced projects, answered questions of interest and listened to proposals from entrepreneurs

There are few roads in the Arctic, and many cities and towns can only be reached by air for most of the year

A shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under the sea but shares the same geological structure

The Largest Special Economic Zone is Attracting More and More Entrepreneurs

Life in the Arctic can be extreme—and not just because of the freezing temperatures

The trees beyond the Polar Circle cannot boast extraordinary height or thickness, but they are true champions in the art of survival

The Arctic is an unforgiving place

Any entrepreneur registered in the Arctic who is ready to implement a new investment project and invest at least RUB 1 million will be able to obtain resident status.

Production of liquefied natural gas production in the Arctic will allow Russia to join the fight for leadership in the global LNG market

To master the natural resources of the Arctic, Russia had to develop unique construction technologies on permafrost

The new stage in the development of the Arctic aims at proving that anthropogenic impact on nature can be not only negative, but also positive

Rising temperatures endanger the very existence of the unique flora and fauna of the Arctic

Start of the Vostok Oil project

How the 'Arctic G8' collectively decides the future of the region

Why many rotational workers managed to travel half the world and how they earn money for long trips

Far East Development Fund will take part in Arctic projects

It took Russia an entire millennium to explore the northern seas and the Arctic coast of Eurasia.

In 2020, the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation has received a new development impetus

Oil and gas projects on continental shelves: new opportunities for the Russian economy