Yamal-Nenets

Moscow wants new connection to Arctic coast, revives plans for a railway to Sabetta

Following Putin’s highlighting of the Northern Latitudinal Passage in his recent address to the nation, the major railway project might

The world’s biggest reindeer population is up for big vaccination as regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug act to

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019 at 15:08 — Last Updated: Friday, January 25, 2019 at 15:40
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Regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets region, in Arctic Russia, are aware of the potential devastating consequences of climate change, but

As the Russian treasury is running out of money, government appeals to the country’s biggest industrial companies for funding to

It will open new export routes for natural resources from the Ural region and be key part of Russia’s future

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 10:19 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 09:50
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The region that holds the world’s biggest number of reindeer wants to restrict animal migration and establish fenced “reindeer parks”.

Voter turnout and support for the United Russia is biggest in the Yamal-Nenets region. Like in the rest of the