Goldin Vladislav Ivanovich
– D.Sci., historian, Professor, Dpt. of Regional Studies, International Relations and Political Science of the Northern\r\n(Arctic) Federal University named after M.V.Lomonosov
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The Northern Sea Route in Russia's Arctic Policy: Historical Experience, Modernity and Prospects
The article is devoted to the past, present day and future of the Northern Sea Route development and its role in the Arctic policy of Russia. The author discovers the most significant landmarks in the exploration of this maritime artery, analyses the dynamics of its development in Post-Soviet period and, in particular, international shipping and transit via the Northern Sea Route, characterizes the contemporary situation, processes, problems, challenges and risks. The paper evaluates the perspectives of the Northern Sea Route development, its significance for the further exploration of the Russian Arctic, national and international shipping, its place in the Arctic policy of Russia.Keywords: the Northern Sea Route; the Arctic; exploration; development; historical experience; present day; perspectives; the Arctic policy.
