Russia establishes new Arctic research centre in Archangelsk
The new federal science centre on the Arctic will house 500 researchers, regional authorities say. “Our main task will be
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Blog: The long road from Yakutsk
Worries about this summer’s upcoming cruise through the Northwest Passage by the 1,000-passenger, 600-crew Crystal Serenity have dominated Arctic headlines this week. The
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Blog: Descent into Russia’s Far East
In the middle of February, after five and a half sleepless hours in the window seat of a diamond mining
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Ice-based Arctic research station in jeopardy: Chilingarov
Unless the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology comes up with 200 million rubles or about $2.8 million USD,
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Migrants on Arctic transit route have returned to Moscow
It has been one week without any asylum seekers crossing from northern Russia to Finnish Lapland. The last migrant waiting
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Doors closed on Arctic migrant route
Russia’s FSB Border Guard Service no longer lets migrants cross the border to Finnish Lapland. Since Monday, not a single asylum
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Mining accident death toll rises to 36
The mining accident in Vorkuta in northern Russia’s Komi Republic has claimed 36 lives, including five rescue workers. The death
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Asylum seekers continue to arrive via northern route from Russia
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Finland at border crossing points on the northeastern border has not fallen since
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Putin orders security services to strengthen control over refugees in transit to Europe
Police in the northern Russian city of Murmansk have arrested an alleged organiser of human trafficking, but the number of
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4 dead, 26 missing in Arctic Russia mining accident
Twenty six miners are still missing and four confirmed dead after explosions, rock collapse and fire hit a coal mine
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Blog: A year in the global Arctic
As 2015 draws to a close, it’s good to step back and take stock of the year that was. Digging
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Blog: Moscow, where polar bears stalk the streets?
This summer in Helsinki, I found token signs of the country’s Arctic identity, which I discussed in a post called “Finland: An
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Blog: Travelling to Arctic Russia by train
When most people think of Russian railroads, they think of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The world’s longest railroad extends east and west
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25th anniversary of Yle Finland’s Russian service
The work of Yle’s small Russian-language department, Novosti Yle, is carefully scrutinised both inside and outside of Finland. In particular,
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200 million rubles stolen from Russia’s Northern Fleet
About 200 million rubles have been stolen from Zvezdochka, the Northern Fleet yard in Severodvinsk. A source in the Russian
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