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 and how it is likely to develop in future.
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.
Introduction: Contested Russian Arctic, Part 1: Energy and economy,
Chapter
1. Economic Development of the Arctic Regions of Russia,
Chapter
2.
Perspectives of Oil and Gas Development in the Russian Arctic,
Chapter
3.
Northern Sea Route (NSR) shipping, current status and its feasibility,
Chapter
4. Planning for a Sustainable Arctic: Regional development in the
Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia), Part 2: Diplomacy and security,
Chapter
5. The Twofold Development of the Arctic where do the Arctic states
stand?
Chapter
6. Potential transboundary maritime energy disputes in the
Arctic: the Russian perspective,
Chapter
7. Examining the execution of
Russian military-security policies and programs in the Arctic, Part 3:
Business and environment,
Chapter
8. Russian Arctic Development and
Environmental Discourse ,
Chapter
9. 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. Cutting through
Channels: Local Entrepreneurship of Indigenous Actors in Arctic Russia,
Chapter
11. 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: Identity and community,
Chapter
12.
Telling domestic and international policy stories: The case of Russian Arctic
policy,
Chapter
13. Simulating Sovereignty: The Role of the Arctic in
Constructing Russian Post-Imperial Identity,
Chapter
14. The Arctic in
Russia's Fin-de-Siècle Imagination: The Paintings and Writings of Aleksandr
Borisov,
Chapter
15. The image of the Russian North in I.Bilibins creative
work.
Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen is a Professor in Russian Energy Policy at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki
Shinichiro Tabata is a Professor at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University
Daria Gritsenko is an Assistant Professor at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki
Masanori Goto is a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University
