ABSTRACT
The Russian Far North is immensely rich in resources, both energy and other resources, and is also one of the least developed regions of Russia. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the region. It examines resource issues and the related environmental problems, considers the Arctic and the problems of sea routes, maritime boundaries and military build-up, assesses economic development, and considers the ethnic peoples of the region and also cultural and artistic subjects. Overall, the book provides a rich appraisal of how the region is likely to develop in future.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|55 pages
Energy and economy
part 2|61 pages
Diplomacy and security
chapter 4|17 pages
Planning for a sustainable Arctic
Regional development in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia)
chapter 6|17 pages
Potential transboundary maritime energy disputes in the Arctic
The Russian perspective
part 3|62 pages
Business and environment
chapter 9|15 pages
Are Finnish firms willing to explore the Russian maritime and offshore industry?
Perceptions of Finnish SMEs of the Russian market and export collaboration
chapter 10|11 pages
Cutting through channels
Local entrepreneurship of indigenous actors in Arctic Russia
chapter 11|16 pages
Disappearing white fish and remaining black fish in the lower Ob’ River and its tributaries
Conflict over the use of fish resources between indigenous people and non-locals
part 4|55 pages
Identity and community
chapter 12|15 pages
Telling domestic and international policy stories
The case of Russian Arctic policy
chapter 13|10 pages
Simulating sovereignty
The role of the Arctic in constructing Russian post-imperial identity
chapter 14|12 pages
The Arctic in Russia’s Fin-de-Siècle imagination
The paintings and writings of Aleksandr Borisov
