Research & Rankings
Olga Startseva: Three key results of the «North Pole – 42» expedition
SP-42 enabled long-term environmental monitoring in previously inaccessible Arctic latitudes The «North Pole – 42» expedition, which began on September 30, 2024, concluded on July 12, 2026, when the research vessel North Pole (Severny Polyus), guided by the nuclear icebreaker Arktika, reached open water. Over 21 months of drifting in the central Arctic, the vessel...
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Polar Happiness: Why Contented Northerners Are Leaving the Arctic
March 6, 2026 The leading Russian business newspaper Vedomosti has published a new column by Maksim Dankin, Director General of the PORA Expert Center. A large-scale sociological study in the Arctic has recently concluded, surveying more than 13,000 people across all 10 regions of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. The results are paradoxical:...
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Russia’s Arctic Shipping Ambitions: International Perspectives and Future Scenarios
What are the possible scenarios for the evolution of the NSR and the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor through 2035?
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