Russian Arctic National Park director aims to boost tourism
The establishment of a special customs regime around the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia, would boost
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Novaya Zemlya
Retreating ice reveals new land in Arctic Russia
A 55 square kilometer big island is one of several pieces of land that has been discovered in the Russian
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Finnish company joins mining project in Russian High Arctic
Mining technology company Outotec will take part in the development of the Pavlovsky zinc and lead mine in Novaya Zemlya,
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Bear ‘invasion’ in Arctic Russia: media too quick to blame climate change, experts say
Photos and videos of the more than fifty polar bears walking around the houses in Belushaya Guba have gone viral
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Russian Arctic town overrun by polar bears
People in Russia’s eastern Arctic are scrambling to come up with a plan to take back their community after it
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December sea ice levels in Arctic Europe at record low
It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. Norwegian Ice Service,
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Large ore mine to be developed in remote Russian Arctic
As project planning of the new Pavlovsky ore processing plant and seaport proceeds, regional authorities say there will be plenty
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As funds run low, Kremlin seeks help from big business for grand Arctic projects
As the Russian treasury is running out of money, government appeals to the country’s biggest industrial companies for funding to
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Russian troops undertake exploration of large Arctic island
Five 30-ton heavy ATVs are making their way around the Novaya Zemlya (Russian Arctic) as part of a major exploratory
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Teen researchers tell Putin Russia’s ice sheet is quickly melting
In a presentation for the Russian President, two young students describe how new islands are appearing along the coast of
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Major corruption case clouds Russian base projects in Arctic
Two men with close ties to the Ministry of Defence are charged with theft of almost 3 billion rubles in
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February Arctic sea ice at a record low in 2018
A wedge of open water formed north of Svalbard and well into the Arctic Ocean in late February, satellite images
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Russia: Better weather forecasts needed to increase Arctic shipping
A quickly growing number of ships are confronting the thick ice and tough climatic conditions on Russia’s Northern Sea Route,
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Russia: Northernmost mine to be powered by nuclear reactors
Rosatom considers to take use of small-scale nuclear reactors for the projected Pavlovsky mine in Novaya Zemlya. The proposal was
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Novaya Zemlya is top priority in 2018 for Russia’s Northern Fleet
Expeditionary forces will make comprehensive explorations of the country’s biggest Arctic archipelago. It covers a strictly militarised territory of more
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