Explosion at the Usinsk oil processing plant in Arctic Russia
The reason for the explosion at the Usinsk oil processing plant is “not yet clear,” representatives of local Russian authorities
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Komi Republic
Oil company tried to cover up large Arctic oil spill
An estimated 1,000 tons of oil has leaked into nature after a pipe burst next to the Kolva River in
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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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New law will be “end of Russian federalism,” says North Russian MP
The State Duma has approved a bill on regional government that opens up for appointment of life-long regional leaders and
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Crushing victory for United Russia, but in one Arctic region, Putin’s party is dealt a blow
The far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug is the Russian region with the lowest support for the United Russia. Independent observers
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COVID-19 infections are increasing in Russia’s Northwest
In the Murmansk region, only one out of eight citizens have taken the vaccine. Russia has confirmed some 5,2 million
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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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Can railway project in Russian North attract bank investment?
We are definitely interested in the materialization of the Belkomur railway, leader of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) makes clear.
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2017, a year of ups and downs for Russian Arctic oil
Russian Arctic oil is on the rise. But several regions experience a decline in output. It is the Yamal-Nenets region
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Russian ballistic missile creates giant glow in Siberian sky
It was the regional newspaper Sever Press in Salekhard that first reported about the amazing photos starting to appear on
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Big growth for Russian Arctic oil in 2016
Production last year increased by more than 17 percent in the country’s three main Arctic oil regions. Data from regional
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Russian Patriarch pays tribute to Arctic Gulag victims
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church pays tribute to Gulag victims in Vorkuta. During his visit to the Komi
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Spilled oil spreads into more rivers, fuels popular discontent
Environmentalists in the Komi Republic increase their estimates for oil spilled into local waterways. Regional authorities say they have the
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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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Russia’s northernmost coal-producing region experiences decline
Russia’s northernmost coal-producing region in 2014 experienced hardship and decline. Figures from Patchwork Barents, a regional data portal, show that coal production
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