Russia: Decades-long nuclear accident cleanup to enter critical phase in 2023
Donor countries agree to fund an additional study on how to extract the damaged spent nuclear fuel from Tank 3A
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Murmansk and Arkhangelsk population continues to decline
New figures say population on Russia’s Kola Peninsula continues to decline amid efforts to support families to get more children.
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Passenger numbers skyrocket at remote airport in Russian Arctic
Boom-town Sabetta in the Yamal Peninsula sees a doubling in the number of air passengers. Up to 400.000 people could
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Population growth in military towns of Kola Peninsula, Russia
Among the areas with demographic growth is the border municipality of Pechenga. Figures from the regional office of Rosstat, the
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New rise in cross-border travel between Russia and Nordic countries, after significant drop
In 2013, Nordic consular stations issued more than 1,5 million visas to Russians. Three years later, the number had plummeted
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Foreign cruise vessels line up for voyages to Franz Josef Land
It’s a paradox, but global warming opens more Arctic waters for vessels with tourists who want to see the sea
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People continue to move away from Russia’s Murmansk region
About 400,000 people have left the Kola Peninsula since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Latest statistics from Murmanskstat confirms
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Blog: Arctic 2016 in photos
In 2016, I traveled to far-flung parts of the Arctic I’d never before visited. I spent over two months of
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Record-breaking Arctic convoy almost stuck in ice
A second icebreaker had to come to assistance as two vessels loaded with ten thousand tons of goods were making
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Indigenous Peoples activist detained in Moscow
Police searched Rodion Sulyandziga’s apartment Sunday morning and prevented him from leading a seminar. Well-known Rodion Sulyandziga runs the Moscow-based
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News agency in Murmansk fined by Election Commission
«I consider it a revenge for our disobedience», says SeverPost editor Dmitry Visotsky. The online news site, one of the biggest
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Human rights fighters on foreign agent list, for second time
The Russian Ministry of Justice has put the international human rights society Memorial on its list of foreign agents. The
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Last voyage for Sibir
After being moored for 23 years, the nuclear powered icebreaker will be towed for final decommissioning. The Sibir (Siberia) has
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Happy Anniversary, Murmansk!
“With selfless and devoted labour you created this steadfast Arctic outpost,” President Vladimir Putin told the people of Murmansk as
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Russia’s northernmost town prepares for nuclear future
Pevek will get the world’s first floating nuclear power plant. Construction of infrastructure begins now. Representatives of Russia’s the state
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