Two hundred kilometres above the Arctic Circle hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers are finding a new life in northern Norway, but recently the doors have been shutting on those desperate to start fresh in the High North.
The regional administration of Arkhangelsk is actively seeking to turn main regional newspaper Pravda Severa into a more government loyal newsmaker, the newspaper staff believes.
All state services in the Russian regions are to be made available electronically by 2015, President Dmitry Medvedev underlined in a recent State Council session.
In its Russia Development Index 2009-2010 handed over to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Valdai Discussion Club outlines a generally negative picture on the current development of Russia.
Several barracks and other buildings in Russia’s Northern Fleet’s main base in Severomorsk have been left without heating for several days after the Defense Ministry has failed to repay the local heating company a €2.3 million debt.
