Murmansk’s population drops by 7,000 in a year
The brutal demographic figures for Russia’s Kola Peninsula continue sharp down. The population is nearly halved over the last three
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Remote Arctic region gets first road connection to mainland
The more than 600 km long road across the Nenets tundra took more than 30 years to build. Last week,
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Russia no longer part of Barents Press network
“We all feel very sorry,” says Anna Kireeva, head of Barents Press Russia. Established 30 years ago, the journalist network
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Mitko, Russian Arctic expert, dies at 81 under house arrest
Valery Mitko, a renowned Russian polar scientist, has died while under house arrest on charges of treason. He was 81.
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Murmansk gets comprehensive facial-recognition surveillance system
Authorities call it the «Safe City project» – the 1,658 CCTV cameras that will be installed in the Murmansk region
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Census results shows population drain in Russia’s North
The population of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and other northern regions might be ten percent less that anticipated. Judging from preliminary results
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Russian media pushing “business-as-usual” narrative in Arctic despite sanctions, say media researchers
The positivity rate in English-language Arctic coverage by Russian press agencies jumped from March to April with Russian leaders making
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Students, employees urge rector at university in Arctic Russia to withdraw war-support
Strong-worded letter expresses a real fear of Russians being deprived of basic civil rights and that the country will enter
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In Russia’s North, locals are starting to feel the new war economy
Five weeks after the onslaught against Ukraine, dire consequences of war are increasingly being felt by ordinary Russians. Inflation is
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Population of Murmansk, Russia, down by 8,700
First of all, we need to take measures to stop the current decrease, Acting Deputy Governor Maria Derunova told the Barents
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Russian Sami activist protesting Ukrainian conflict seeks asylum in Norway
“I can never return to Russia before the genocide regime is changed,” says Andrei Danilov, a Kildin Sámi from Olenegorsk
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Schools in Murmansk, in Arctic Russia, told to teach anti-Ukraine propaganda
Teachers are requested to enlighten school kids about Ukraine’s “genocide against Russians” and its “historical adherence” to Russia. The Ministry
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Russia intends to make Arctic towns more attractive with new “Arctic standard”
Plenty of paint and cement will be needed as Russian bureaucrats introduce an “Arctic standard” and “design code” for far
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Russia’s new North Pole platform soon ready to move into ice
The unique research station will conduct its first expedition this year, the country’s natural resource minster says. There is still
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New “Arctic bus” to be tested in Russia’s Far North
A new type of bus specially designed to navigate the Russian Arctic in extreme conditions will soon be tested in
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