Materials

Floating Nuclear Plants and Climate Crisis: a New Energy Gamble in the Russian Arctic

From the destruction of the tundra to Patrushev’s role on the Maritime Board: five key Arctida texts of 2025

Burning all the coal assets of the late oligarch would cause as much pollution as an entire country emits in a year.

How Russian Diamonds Continue to Reach Europe and the US Despite Sanctions

A report from Russia’s diamond capital—a city where luxury is nowhere to be found

We explain what’s wrong with reindeer herding — and where the domestic reindeer really go, on the ground and on paper.

A senator from Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO) covering oil companies now heads RAIPON, the organization meant to protect the rights of Russia’s indigenous peoples.

Our investigation reveals how heavy machinery in the Russian Arctic harms ecosystems, the climate, and Indigenous communities.