Nenets Oil Company and Northern Arctic University (NARFU) establish a Nenets auditorium in Arkhangelsk and opens a filial in Naryan-Mar.

Long negotiations between World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the biggest timber-producer company “Ilim group” resulted in agreement signing on preservation of the valuable forests located in the Southern part of the Arkhangelsk region.

Igor Orlov is suggested by Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev as Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

200 young and creative entrepreneurs from all over the Barents region will gather for the II International Forum of Young Entrepreneurs in October.

By 2020 the nuclear icebreakers “Arktika”, “Sibir” and “Rossiya” will be scrapped. This will be done at one of the shipyards in the Russian Barents.

Yelena Kudryashova is one of three persons United Russia suggests to be considered by President Medvedev for the post as Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Russia’s first Graney-class submarine should have been on duty now, but today the Russian Defence Ministry announces a more than one year delay.

Dmitry Dmitriyenko could be next in line to leave office after United Russia’s setback in the December Duma elections, Russian media writes.

Replaces the old An-24 on flights to Naryan-Mar, but not to Tromsø and Murmansk.

Ilya Mikhalchuk became the first Russian governor to be ditched after United Russia’s setback in the December Duma elections.