“Useless to continue regional diplomatic relations”
“The closure of the Consulate General is the final confirmation that end has come to a process that started in
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Arkhangelsk
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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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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Russian village gets evacuation advise ahead of missile launch, scheduled July 7
It is the city administration in nearby Severodvinsk that posted the warning on its portal. «From 6:00 on July 7 to 18:00
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Russia’s Arctic Nenets Autonomous Okrug only region to vote against Putin’s constitutional reform
Accusations of massive fraud and vote rigging notwithstanding, President Vladimir Putin secured a comfortable win in Wednesday’s referendum on constitutional
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Closed military naval town in Russian Arctic sees major increase in COVID-19 cases
A total of 169 new cases were registered in Arkhangelsk region over the last 24 hours, more than 150 of
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Merger of Russian Arctic regions into territory as big as Scandinavia sparks controversy
A proposed merger of regions in northern Russia spurs controversy in the small and oil-rich Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Some want
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Old taiga forest in northwest Russia now a nature reserve
Intensive logging is no longer permitted in the 3,000 square kilometres area now known as the Dvina-Pinega nature reserve. “Today,
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Police crackdown on Putin opponent’s offices in Arctic Russia
The regions of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia are among the many regions affected by a major coordinated police clampdown
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Russian nuclear corporation says 5 staff members died in last week’s “liquid propulsion system” blast
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom issued a statement late Friday night about the death of five of its staff. Three others received
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Russian Navy building new supply depot for Arctic operations
A military logistics center in Arkhangelsk is to handle millions of tons of goods destined troops and bases across the
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Boom times for Russia’s Arctic ports
Goods volumes in Sabetta increased by more than 130 percent and Murmansk had its best year ever. Goods volumes across
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No more direct flights between northwest Russia’s two largest cities
People from Murmansk and northern Norway now have to fly via St. Petersburg or Moscow to get to Arkhangelsk. “The
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Arkhangelsk hopes for millions in infrastructure as it becomes Russia’s top venue for Arctic talks
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev mulls big money for upgrades of the local airport and university ahead of next year’s
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Population dropping in Northwestern Russia
Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Oblasts are the part of the Barents region with sharpest drop in population, while both Northern Sweden
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