Russia’s deputy prime minister Yuri Trutnev and governor of the Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis proposed declaring 2027 the Year of the Arctic in Russia.
At a working meeting in the government of the Russian Federation, they stated that such a step is intended to emphasize Russia's leading role in the development of the Arctic region.
At the same time, authorities plan paying special attention to Murmansk as the center of the country’s Arctic activity, where the International Arctic Forum 2027 will be held, the press service of the Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region reports.
To date, the least explored part of the Russian Arctic is the coast of the Arctic Ocean from the Kara to the Chukchi Seas.
ALROSA presented the interim results of its corporate program "Territory of Well-Being"—a large-scale project that helps employees of Yakutia's diamond mining companies develop a mindful and healthy lifestyle.
Currently, the Russian icebreaking fleet has 43 icebreakers, including 8 nuclear-powered ships and by 2030 14 more icebreakers and 9 ice-class tankers will be built, said Deputy Minister of Transport Konstantin Pashkov.
The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is impossible without the modernization of the main cities located in the Arctic, said Dmitry Pristanskov, State Secretary and Vice President of Norilsk Nickel.
The polar branch of Norilsk Nickel conducted comprehensive exercises to localize and eliminate the accident at the water transport operation site on the Norilsk River.
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) will host the first container transit voyage from a Chinese port to European ports, said Vladimir Panov, Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for Arctic Development.
The Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA) has published the results of a large-scale sociological study on the quality of life in the northern regions of Russia
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