Marlene Laruelle is Professor at the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. She is the author of several books, including Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire (2008), In the Name of the Nation: Nationalism and Politics in Contemporary Russia (2009), and Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation (2018).Jean Radvanyi is Emeritus Professor of Geography and Russian Studies at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, France. He is the co-author, with Marlene Laruelle, Russia: Great Power, Weakened State 2nd Edition (2023) and Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation (2018).

In a rapidly expanding field, Russia’s Arctic establishes itself as a new standard reference. Laruelle and Radvanyi provide a historically grounded analysis of the domestic and international dimensions of Moscow's Arctic policy, engaging critically with geopolitical contestation while keeping focus on the social and ecological fragility of the Russian north.

• Introduction1. A Strategic Facade Subject to Increased Attention2. A Major Diplomatic and Strategic Space for Moscow3. The Difficult Economic Rise of a Changing Maritime Facade4. Domestic Challenges: What Development for the Far North?ConclusionSelect BibliographyIndex

Marlene Laruelle is Professor at the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. She is the author of several books, including Russian Eurasianism: An Ideology of Empire (2008), In the Name of the Nation: Nationalism and Politics in Contemporary Russia (2009), and Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation (2018).Jean Radvanyi is Emeritus Professor of Geography and Russian Studies at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, France. He is the co-author, with Marlene Laruelle, Russia: Great Power, Weakened State 2nd Edition (2023) and Understanding Russia: The Challenges of Transformation (2018).

In a rapidly expanding field, Russia’s Arctic establishes itself as a new standard reference. Laruelle and Radvanyi provide a historically grounded analysis of the domestic and international dimensions of Moscow's Arctic policy, engaging critically with geopolitical contestation while keeping focus on the social and ecological fragility of the Russian north.

• Introduction1. A Strategic Facade Subject to Increased Attention2. A Major Diplomatic and Strategic Space for Moscow3. The Difficult Economic Rise of a Changing Maritime Facade4. Domestic Challenges: What Development for the Far North?ConclusionSelect BibliographyIndex