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The Role of Green Economy in Strategic Socio-Economic Development of the Arctic Zone
Authors: Degtyaryova E V , Leyman G E
Published: August 2020

This article reflects the basic principles of the “green” economy. It is noted that the environmental factor has a huge impact on the development of the Arctic region. It is shown that the search for new ways and resources is necessary for the economic development of the Arctic. The influence of politics, socio-economic development of the Northern region and the “green” economy on the rational development of the Arctic is estimated. Environmental risks are considered. It shows the need for state funding and the possibility of obtaining additional “green” funding for the development of the Arctic territory. It will not only make a profit by investing in the real sector of the economy, but also solve important environmental, social and climate problems. Financing the “green” economy will not only reduce the risks to the environment and its degradation, but also preserve ecosystems, provide support for new development strategies, programs and projects in the energy sector of the Arctic region.
Territorial and administrative regulation of the Arctic social and economic development through creating an autonomous
Authors: Lugovskoy A M , Mezhova L A , Lopatnikov D L , Sushkova O Y
Published: August 2020

Having analyzed the current administrative division and administrative and financial management, the authors suggest creating a Federal district with a single system of economic, social and environmental administration aimed to achieve the goals of sustainable development in the region within the Russian Federation on the basis of consistency and territorial and ethnic integrity. The forwarded structural change will improve the effectiveness of the Federal government by establishing the Arctic Northern Sea Route infrastructure assuming such issues as transnational traffic, global base for hydrocarbon exploration and production, as well as targeted investments. Shorter time intervals ease monitoring and contribute to management efficiency and execution of decisions along with delayering. Funding and raising taxes through centralizing and integrating certain marginal regions into one comprehensive structure will become more efficient and will result in less spending. Creating a Federal structure based on new principles will become a driver for a handful of initiatives, such as arranging inter-ethnic economic relations between the subjects of the Russian Federation, implementing a consistent and systemic approach to monitoring and administration for natural resources. Technology management and operational safety control will help avoid such accidents as man-made disasters in the region.
Regional economy: an innovative project for the infrastructural development of the Arctic territories
Authors: Vopilovskii S S
Published: August 2020

Annotation. The presented study on the assessment of the readiness of industrial enterprises in the Arctic zone to develop breakthrough, competitive domestic technological solutions is based on presidential decrees and state programs for the strategic development of Russia. Domestic industry is the main driving force of the economy of the country and its Arctic territories, which should use its production capacities in industries requiring high-tech production projects. Such industries include building sector, transport, the fisheries complex of the Russian Federation and many others, in which there have been no significant changes in the production of environmentally friendly, sustainable and cost-effective materials for a long time. As part of the study, an innovative project for the development of the Arctic territories is presented, which is based on the launch of industrial production of domestic innovative building material “cellular nanocement” / “3C gas-fiber concrete”. As part of the solution of the strategic objectives set by the President of the Russian Federation to intensify and accelerate the development and protection of the Arctic territories, the development of science, education, the digital economy, etc., reflected in the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation “On National Goals and Strategic Tasks of the Development of the Russian Federation for the Period until 2024” from May 7, 2018, the interdepartmental integrated target program “Arctic Technologies” developed by the Ministry of Education and Science together with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in accordance with the instruction of the President of The Russian Federation from May 18, 2017 No. Pr-963. The presented innovative project will make it possible to provide demonstrative comprehensive achievement of goals and objectives as soon as possible, to obtain a full-fledged Arctic technology and product that are the sought-after advanced technological solutions and materials for solving breakthrough scientific, technological, industrial and socio-economic development both in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and and in the country as a whole.
The population of the European North: concentration in the capitals of the regions
Authors: Druzhinin P
Published: August 2020

Four Arctic regions of the European part of Russia are considered in the article -Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions, the republics of Karelia and Komi. The paper takes the example of these regionsto consider the spatial development of regions that have actively utilized the new opportunities generated by reforms. The effect of the market reforms initiated in Russia on the spatial development of the northern regions is show. Russian northern regions are going through noticeable spatial transformations, which are revealed by the analysis of the population dynamics of the municipalities of these four regions. It is noted that the development of municipalities is determined by their distance from the capital of the region, the farther from the capital, the faster the population of the municipality decreases.The region’s capital city is developing successfully, taking in resources from the periphery, and is gradually expanding spatially, engulfing and already exerting a positive effect on nearby municipalities, while resources are drawn to them and to the capital city from more remote municipalities. As cross-border cooperation is invigorated, it is borderland municipalities with the necessary customs and transport infrastructure that turn into active zones instead of most industrial municipalities.
Innovation development of industry as the basis of socio-economic growth of the regions of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
Authors: Tsukerman V A , Goryachevskaya E S
Published: August 2020

It is shown that there is a need of scientifically based technologies and a significant increase in the innovation activity of resource enterprises aimed at the transition to modern progressive industries as the most important mechanism for improving the socio-economic development of the Arctic. Studies and calculations of innovation susceptibility, innovativeness, activity, economic and social development, state of the budgets of the Arctic regions, financial results of organizations, sources of investment financing in fixed assets, costs for developing and implementing innovation projects across the entire spectrum of industrial enterprises was carried out. The analysis of innovation susceptibility, innovativeness, activity, economic and social development showed that there is a differentiation of indicators of the Arctic regions associated with differences in innovation development. As a result of research it is determined that the budgets of the Arctic regions in different periods are characterized by a deficit and are not able to provide effective innovation activity and consequently economic growth. The main source of investment is the own funds of enterprises which are not enough for the development and implementation of innovation technologies. State stimulation of industry for the transition to a scientific and innovation development path is required.
Generative heterotopies: the representation of the Arctic in modern Russian cinema
Authors: Krasnozhenova E E , Kulik S V , Khazov V K
Published: August 2020

The article analyzes the main ideas about the nature and methods of forming heterotopies. Michel Foucault has proposed to call “heterotopias” places in which are formed alternate versions of the relations of Power, social relations and culture. Today, the prevailing view in the Humanities is that heterotopia is a byproduct of socio-discursive practices of Power (political and social relations). We know that the natural and climatic conditions in the Arctic are very different from those that most people of planet Earth. The geography of this region influences the formation of special labor, socio-economic and cultural processes. These processes are an alternative to the processes that were typical for the “basic culture”. Studying and understanding the uniqueness of the Arctic region forces us to introduce another concept -“generative heterotopies”. With this concept, we propose to denote heterotopies that not only transform the systems of signs and systems of relations of Power (“heterotopies-as-given”), but also generate fundamentally new configurations of culture. In Russian popular culture (primarily in Russian movies), there is an unconscious sense of the Arctic as a special “other place”. In contrast to the usual types of heterotopias, the formation of a special “Arctic culture” is inevitable in the Arctic.
People in the Arctic: a reflection on “the polar circle quadrature” on the material of contemporary stories and feature articles
Authors: Kornilova E V , Kolesova E A , Naumenko N V
Published: August 2020

The topic of the article is the problem of exploration of the Arctic and its human potential in sociocultural and linguocultural context. The article contains a brief overview of scientific papers dedicated to fiction related to the Arctic and to polar expeditions. The aim of this article is to describe the characteristic features and unique traits of the image of a person in the Arctic conditions by means of analyzing the plot chronotope and writer’s individual style of contemporary stories and feature articles related to the Arctic. The analysis of emotion-and-imagery of human existence in the Arctic was done on the material of the stories by Anatoly Laiba, a Russian polar geologist, of the autobiography of Morten Rasch, a scientist from Denmark, of journalistic articles and other sources. Obviously, the image of polar explorers presented in fiction and social-scientific works of the first decades of the 21st century, as well as in the literary works of the 19th and 20th centuries, has traditionally been idealized. The characters are courageous, strong-willed and determined people, true professionals in their field. For them, the quest for “quadrature of the polar circle” is their commitment to their work, to research, their resilience in coping with challenges. The image of a person who lives and works in the Arctic is inseparable from the romanticism of its severe nature. A conclusion is made regarding the instrumentation of descriptive and axiological functions and, first and foremost, of dialogue function of literary convergence in “Arctic literature”.
Back to the USSR
Authors: Glushanok T , Plotnikova V , Berezina T
Published: August 2020

Recently, the problem of tourism development in the Russian Arctic has been raised more and more often. The region is attractive for a variety of tours and excursions, including sea cruises along the Arctic coast of the Barents and White seas, fishing in the open sea, scuba–and ice diving, as well as various excursions to bird colonies. The authors propose to expand the theme of tours and to immerse tourists in the era of the USSR using the objects of socio-cultural and industrial life, preserved in the small town of Pyramid (Pyramiden), Svalbard.
Arctic tourism: Prospects for the development of historical routes
Authors: Kuchumov A V , Karpova G A , Testina Ya S , Voloshinova M V
Published: August 2020

The Arctic region is a platform for international cooperation in research, security, protection of environment, logistics and more. Arctic is the northern façade of the country, reflecting the beauty and splendor of Russian Federation. However, the tourism industry in the region started developing only recently, in the 1950s. It just so happened that at present the main consumers of tourist services in the region are foreign citizens. Tourism increases efficiency of international cooperation, forming connections and promoting the historical, cultural, civil, and patriotic traditions of different nations. Recently, a new trend in international research has emerged – roadology, linked to the development of tourism based on historical routes. For arctic tourism, this new development is extremely relevant. Climate-related transport difficulties in the Arctic region are the main obstacle to increasing tourist flows. The use of historical routes built on traditional routes and paths of nomads, military, Soviet Air Force, sports competitions or discoverers, facilitates creating most optimal and interesting tours already containing points of tourist interest associated with historical events. The article suggests different types of historical routes, the use of which will allow developing tourist routes and setting clear goals for tour operators forming them. When creating tourist routes, we can use expert scores and ratings of points of tourist interests. The article provides examples of Arctic tours, allowing increasing the attractiveness of the region.
Sustainable Tourism Development in the Russian Arctic: Challenges And Prospects
Authors: Timoshenko D S
Published: August 2020

The study aims to identify the main trends in the sustainable development of tourism in the Arctic Region of Russia and to develop theoretical, methodological and practical recommendations for the Russian Arctic tourism promotion. Crucial principles of tourism sustainability are listed. The author analyses the concepts of integrated tourism promotion of regions and sustainable tourism development, identified by the World Tourism Organization and the Arctic Council. The article outlines the concept of sustainable development of Russian Arctic tourism, defined by the national legislative, directive and statutory laws regulating tourism and the Arctic Region. Along with an analysis of tourism business modification, a review of the particular directions of the organisation and implementation of tourist services of the Russian Arctic is carried out. As a result, promising directions for promoting Russian Arctic tourism in correlation with the global trend of sustainable development, which is characteristic of a modern intensive economy using socially responsible management, are identified. The suggestions to improve the branding system and create an “umbrella brand” of tourism in the Arctic Region of Russia are formulated. The primary role and degree of involvement of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North in the development of Arctic tourism are determined. Innovative pedagogical technologies for highly specialised tourism personnel training are proposed.
Urban planning and historical aspects of the development of urban territories of the Kola Peninsula
Authors: Buryatschenko S , Sokolova O
Published: August 2020

The article analyzes the urban planning and historical aspects of the development of urban areas of the Kola Peninsula. It is shown what caused the urbanization, namely the processes of narrowly directed industrial development. The characteristic features that define the specifics of urban development processes for the settlement system of the Murmansk region are listed. The scheme of territorial planning in the existing system of settlement of the region is proposed. Depending on the size of the locality and its zone of influence, reference centers of various orders are allocated. Support centers perform organizational and comprehensive maintenance of the surrounding area, are economic centers, and are located at a significant distance from each other at the intersection of transport routes. The need for support is shown Northern regions by the state.
Social health and human capital quality of the male population of a Sub-arctic region
Authors: Belaya R V , Morozova T V , Kozyreva G B
Published: August 2020

The article deals with issues related to the human capital of the male population of a depressed sub-Arctic region. The empirical background for the study is data from a sociological survey of 777 men aged 18 to 49. The aim was to evaluate the social wellbeing and health of the male population of the Republic of Karelia, to which end the statistical methods of multivariate data analysis were employed. To quantify the respondents’ social wellbeing and health we designed an integral index based on characteristics of the demographic structure, marital status, family accord, health status, parent-child relationships, deviations, employment. Four levels of men’s social wellbeing and health were distinguished: poor; unsteady; good; steadily good. The conclusion is made that the social wellbeing and health of men correlate with their marital status – divorced men experience poor social wellbeing and health issues far more often than married men, with a consequence being a reduced working capacity as a result of human capital degradation.
Comparative estimate of the population movement intensity in the regions of the Russian Arctic
Authors: Korovkin A , Korolev I , Sinitsa A
Published: August 2020

The article is devoted to the estimation of population movements intensity in the regions of the Russian arctic. The study is based on the methodology of the balance of population and labor resources movement. For calculations the Rosstat data is used. The analysis showed that during the post-Soviet period, the intensity of population attrition was quite high throughout the country. The population dropped out most quickly at the initial stage of reforms due to an increase in mortality and a significant migration outflow from the regions of the Arctic The share of intraregional relocations was about a quarter of all withdrawals. Most of the attritions were due to migration outside the region or death. The share of those who hadn’t changed their permanent place residence differs significantly among the regions of Russian arctic. Withdrawal of the population from a permanent place of residence in the Arctic regions is one of the main threats to Russia’s security.
Peculiarities of localization of human capital in the Russian subarctic
Authors: Davydenko V A , Khasanov R K , Dvorskaya A A
Published: August 2020

This article examines the features of the meso-level parameters of human capital, using the example of the Arctic sub-region of the Tyumen area. The author’s model of the questionnaire is proposed, which was tested using the survey algorithms corresponding to the types of human, social, organizational, psychological and regional types of capital, their operationalization and verification, respectively, by their associated structures and algorithms for analyzing data identifying residents of the subarctic region from an urban sample (n=113, error on one attribute Δ=9.5%) (March 2020). The type of research is “trial” (“pilot”), which sets an empirical goal to identify positive and negative connotations of respondents regarding the assessment of human capital on the basis of constructed scales as measurement standards.It was found that the “positive connotation” in relation to the five basic issues of the “concrete human capital” subsystem is approximately three times higher than the “negative connotation”, which may indicate a prevailing trend and a key feature of the localization of human capital in the Russian subarctic. Moreover, all 24 questions on psychological capital (the PCQ-24 method) were answered with an exceptionally high positive connotation, which, first, confirms the value of the concept of “positive psychology” itself, and second, it makes you wonder why such positive data were obtained and what the results might be in other regions of the country? At the same time, the connotation “Fifty-Fifty” was noted only for some positions related to the place of residence, which may be the result of the fact that respondents living in the North, although generally positive, do not connect their future with this region or their place of residence in General.
Identification of hazard cases in ship operations on the basis of group decision data
Authors: Menshikov V I , Penkovskaya K V , Malaeva A V
Published: August 2020

The study examines a sustainable group decision-making model aimed at improving the efficiency and safety of ship operations. The sustainable group decision-making model is developed on the basis of the scenario describing the interaction between independent specialists from the expert community. It is revealed that developing the scenarios of ship operations and the procedures of the ship operations status control is based on the decisions made by expert groups. The study proposes the relations class of the individuals, where “human elements” are characterized by hierarchical vector criterion. When using such a criterion the analysis of equilibrium situations is focused on, and most of the results of the analysis are obtained for the case when the “human elements” share the resources defined through vector variables. It is shown that in the developed sustainable group decision-making model each expert could have two components of the global goal – personal and social constituents when choosing hazardous cases from ship operations patterns. These components should be achieved in the implementation of the ship key operation through the distribution of the vector resource. The algorithm for assessing the properties of “group decisions stability” is based on the principle of “making group decisions of many individuals”, introduced in the work with the help of a solutions spheroid. Thus, for a finite number of steps, the algorithm estimates if the decisions of each expert belong to the group decisions spheroid, showing that there are no other solutions that would belong to this spheroid.
Development of human capital in the Arctic regions of Russia
Authors: Romashkina G F , Skipin D L , Yukhtanova Yu A , Dolgikh A I
Published: August 2020

This article considers the human capital development in the Russian Arctic regions as a basis for economic, social and demographic development. The article highlights main human capital theories and changes of its concept undergone over the past years. Human capital components were analysed using demographic resources capital (natural increase, migration growth), health capital (life expectancy, morbidity, mortality), education capital (level and structure of education, level of employment). In the last decade of the 20th century, the Russian Arctic regions lost their attractiveness as a labor market and experienced the negative migration. After the 2010s, the increased state’s interest changed migration trends and natural population growth there. The demographic capital is more prosperous in the Russian Arctic zone than in other Russian regions. It is not typical for other countries and shows little impact of living conditions in Russia (harsh climate, underdeveloped infrastructure) on population growth. The employment structure shows that workers with higher and secondary professional education replace less educated workers. High mortality and morbidity of the population demonstrate low health indicators and problems with health care system in the Arctic regions. In conclusion, summary and recommendations are made to improve the human capital quality in the Russian Arctic regions.
Management of social development of the Russian Arctic
Authors: Danilova E P , Kovrigina T A , Khuziakhmetov R R
Published: August 2020

The article substantiates the strategic role of Arctic territories for ensuring security and sustainable development of the Russian Federation. The authors analyze renowned and contemporary research in the field of social development management, as well as determine similar features of the Arctic policies of Arctic zone countries, separately considering the specificities of Russia. Particular attention is paid to social quality, which is presented as the main element of social development. The authors identify six key elements of social quality: social and economic security, social inclusion, social cohesion, social activity, social justice, and social authority. An interpretation of these elements structure is given. The material of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YANAO) presents the results of a sociological study of social quality components assessments. The highest rating is given to the level of regional socio-economic security (sense of personal security, protection of interests and values, resources for self-realization, etc.). While the level of social inclusion receives the lowest rating (desire to participate in regional social, economic, cultural life, satisfaction with social services system, quality of social infrastructure, territory’s comfort for living, etc.). Authors conclude that the obtained estimates correspond to the average level, but are below the normative value. The paper presents recommendations for improving social development management on the example of specific Arctic region of the Russian Federation.
Migrants’ strategies within the Arctic Council member-states: bottleneck vacancies analysis (by the example of Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway)
Authors: Pitukhina M , Tolstoguzov O , Radikov I
Published: August 2020

The article deals with the Arctic Council labor market characteristics analysis, particularly, we have looked at some macro indicators and reviewed about 800 bottle-neck vacancies to identify differences across 4 Arctic Council member-states (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway), sectors and level of education referring to skill levels in demand. Differences in levels of economic development also seem to have an effect on labour demand in different countries.Our bottle-neck vacancies analysis has shown that vacancies demanding higher vocational education are highly necessary especially in Denmark and Sweden. Finland and Norway are demonstrating acute shortage both in vacancies with higher and secondary vocational education. Under bottleneck vacancies analysis a great emphasis was made upon high-tech/non hi-tech economic sectors. Vacancies demanded in high-tech economic sectors are mostly represented with mountain metallurgy technicians, software developers, chemical engineers, mechanics, biotechnologists, heavy industry technicians, IT engineers, and electrical engineers. These vacancies are particularly demanded in Sweden, Denmark, Norway. Non-high-tech bottleneck vacancies are represented in such economic sectors as construction, light industry, forestry, transportation and trade. Medical staff vacancies are also in high demand. Health care specialists are primarily demanded in Finland. One possible reason for that could be rapidly ageing population in the Arctic Council member-states resulting in higher demand for healthcare professionals.
Physical performance and lipid composition of students’ blood in conditions of the Kola North
Authors: Shcherbina F A , Shelkov M V , Shcherbina A F , Volkova T P
Published: August 2020

The effect of the experimental physical education program (twice a week) on the maximum oxygen consumption (MOC), blood lipid composition and motor tests of technical university students have been studied. The research was carried out four times during the academic year (in September, December, February and May). It was established that MOC significantly increased at all stages of the experiment, reaching its maximum in the spring term. The concentration of high density lipoproteins (HDL) statistically significantly increased in the fall and spring terms. The level of low density lipoproteins (LDL) decreased significantly throughout the research period. The level of total cholesterol (TC) decreased significantly in the spring term (by 9%). It can be concluded that training twice a week is effective for the development of aerobic performance and changing the lipid composition of the blood.
Shipping Safety in the Arctic
Authors: Borisova L F , Milkin V I , Kholodov G G
Published: August 2020

Ensuring the safety of shipping in the Arctic and along the Northern Sea Route has some specifics associated with adverse climatic conditions. The presence of ice makes navigation difficult, and the interannual and interseasonal variability of its condition makes the timing of the start and duration of navigation in clear water uncertain. Collisions of ships and other accidents in northern waters can lead to more negative environmental consequences than in the southern seas, since there is a particularly vulnerable ecosystem, the restoration of which is very slow. The fishing fleet has traditionally posed security concerns for major shipping in the Arctic. In recent years, an increase in the intensity of shipping has been associated with exploration and production of hydrocarbon raw materials on the sea shelf. To support the technological processes of drilling platforms, a specialized supply fleet is used here, which creates additional risks of a technical, technological and technogenic nature, and also increases the risks of emergency situations associated with the human factor. This work is devoted to the development of measures to improve the information and telecommunications support of navigation safety systems in the Arctic. The issues of improving the electromagnetic accessibility of ship communication systems during navigation in the waters of the Northern Sea Route, the reliability of the GMDSS system, the information and technological support for navigation safety have been considered. To solve these problems, it has been proposed to accompany the construction of marine rescue coordination centers and sub-centers with the deployment of NAVTEX automated systems and equipping the RF radio frequency range with coastal radio communication equipment. To eliminate the predicted areas with reduced electromagnetic accessibility, it is recommended to replenish ship’s antenna systems with antiaircraft antennas. The issues of incorporating the IRIDIUM satellite system into the GMDSS radio equipment to expand the coverage area of global satellite communications in the navigation safety system have been studied. It has been proposed to supplement the existing vessel traffic services (VTS) systems with an intellectual component – a mobile VTS, which will expand the functional and technological capabilities of traditional VTSs and remove territorial restrictions on use.
Application of a remote sensing data processing method for assessment ice cohesion in the Arctic navigation
Authors: Sidorenko A , Stepanov S , Petrov Y , Martyn I
Published: August 2020

Operational correct predictive information about an ice situation in the Arctic region is an important component in making strategic management decisions and planning the route of vessels, in this regard, the scientific work examines the application of a remote sensing data processing method for assessment ice cohesion in the Arctic navigation. The article presents a generalized model for assessment the state of a stochastic process using the Kalman filter in the environment of mathematical modeling Matlab. The algorithm of behavior of mathematical tools of the Kalman filter is considered. During the research the algorithm of filtration was corrected by adding recursion to the filtering algorithm. To simulate the method of processing spatially distributed data using the Kalman filter and to analyze the convergence of predictive data with actual data, we used hydrometeorological data for the sampling period from 01.01.2016 to 12.31.2018 according to remote sensing data. The obtained results illustrate the correctness of the hypothesis and show the possibility of using the described approach to solve problems of this kind. The proposed algorithm confirms the possibility of using combined prediction methods and causes perspectives of the development prospects of the research topic. Results of scientific activity allow to give the assessment to relevance of using such a prediction method. Based on the conducted research, we can conclude that, in the presence of sufficient and reliable data, the proposed method is suitable for further deeper consideration. Further development of scientific research is directed to improvement of quality of methods of prediction which gradual growth, will undoubtedly lead to expansion of the period of the useful predict.
Analysis of the current state of the Northern Sea Route and the potential development of the icebreaker fleet
Authors: Skripnuk D F , Iliyushchenko I O , Kulik S V , Stepanova M M
Published: August 2020

The article provides a general description of the current state of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), highlights existing problems and prospects of the Northern Sea Route development. There is a tendency to increase the volume of sea freight traffic on the Northern Sea Route, which is facilitated by the development of new oil and gas fields in the Arctic and increased safety of navigation in the NSR. It is noted that despite the revival of transport infrastructure in the western part of the NSR, its eastern part is characterized by a depressed state. The main drawback of the Northern Sea Route is the severe natural conditions that limit the navigation time. Special attention is paid to the Russian nuclear icebreaker fleet. Both its current state and promising nuclear icebreakers, which are currently under construction or in the design stage, are considered. The main requirements for the characteristics of nuclear icebreakers are identified, which are necessary for their effective use on the routes of the Northern Sea Route in the context of increasing volumes of cargo transportation. Thus, an important requirement for maintaining the growth in cargo traffic is to ensure year-round icebreaker assistance to cargo ships along the Northern Sea Route. There is a need for the construction of new nuclear-powered icebreakers due to the expiration of the lifetime of nuclear icebreakers of the Arctic and the Taimyr classes. In the future, in the next decade, the main core of the Arctic nuclear icebreaker fleet should be universal icebreakers capable to provide icebreaking assistance for ships both in coastal areas and estuaries and in the western part of the Arctic.
Usage of fuzzy logic for controlling pneumatic caving systems in hoppers in low temperature conditions
Authors: Yu Klyukin V , Kozhikin V V , Kochneva O V
Published: August 2020

The features of bulk materials hopper storage in the metallurgical and mining industries in the Far North are determined. Possible options for the material hanging, its clumping, and sticking to the walls of the hoppers are indicated. Methods for eliminating the materials hanging in hoppers are examined and their effectiveness is evaluated. In the article it is considered the use of air-impact devices to solve this problem. The process of pneumatic collapse of hangs in the hopper based on these devices is considered. An algorithm for automatic control of pneumatic caving systems based on the use of fuzzy logic methods is proposed. A description of the structural support of this algorithm is given. The solution is based on the use of a sensor that controls the level of material on the conveyor through which material is removed from the hopper. The Mamdani algorithm is used as an algorithm for fuzzy inference. For modeling fuzzy systems was used the Fuzzy Logic Toolbox package of the MATLAB computing environment. The results are presented in the form of graphs and tables and allow take into account the effect of low temperatures on the process of pneumatic collapse. The proposed work algorithm also allows to adapt the accumulated human experience in the management process.
Features and prospects of using ekranoplanes in the Arctic
Authors: Nebylov A V , Nebylov V A
Published: August 2020

The article is devoted to the problem of year-round transport service of the Arctic territories and settlements, necessary for their sustainable economic and social development, for the functioning of the units of the Ministry of defense. It is shown that the solution of this problem can contribute to the revival of construction in Russia of large Wing- in- Ground craft (WIG-craft) of the new generation, the first of which «Orlan», as stated by the heads of the relevant Russian agencies, is planned to be built before 2027. Its application can be multifunctional. The features of the organization of takeoff, cruising flight mode and landing on ice, snow or water are discussed. The advantages of using ekranoplane in the Arctic in comparison with other vehicles are estimated. The problem of ensuring safe and effective flight near the surface with ice hummocks, the problem of rough alignment of such a surface in a narrow corridor allocated for takeoff and landing of ekranoplanes is discussed. In contrast to the airfields for planes, this “strip” may be acceptable for a large airplane bumps up to half a meter tall. A special technique may be required for rough smoothing of hummocks with minimal energy consumption. Previously Arctic conditions of flight of WIG-craft were not considered. The main idea of the article: in the Arctic, in some cases, it is better to use an ekranoplane to fly over the ice, than to break the ice with an icebreaker for the wiring of ships or to build a highway for the movement of cars.
Optimal strategy for resource deployment in performing the ship key operation under conditions of uncertainty
Authors: Menshikov V I , Penkovskaya K V , Malaeva A V , Penkovskiy D V
Published: August 2020

The study considers the problem of determining the rational strategy of ship resources deployment under the conditions when the goal of key operation depends on the parameters, the values of which are known only at the level of nebulous assessment. Thus in a number of operations to ensure safe ships running there arises a problem of available resources deployment aimed at their most efficient using. Formalization of this arrangements causes some difficulty, since the purpose of the operation often depends on the future values of some parameters specified at interval level. The minimax approach is aplied, which allows to choose a rational strategy of resources deployment and to ensure the safe running of the vessel when performing key operations. Drawing on the minimax risk criterion, the article shows that it is possible to estimate the reliability of most ship operations, in which only a set of possible values is known for the state vector. Besides, the same criterion could be applied to select the acceptable strategy of resource deployment which is to provide ship’s effectiveness and safety while performing key operations. It is assumed that the search of optimal strategy for resource deployment could be minimized to the search of a pair of values, which is the solution to a radical problem and allows to find the ultimate formula for choosing a rational and effective strategy of resource allocation needed by the ship’s authority, when performing the ship key operations. In conclusion, the paper describes a numerical example of choosing the strategy of the rational resource deployment, illustrating specific but meaningful actions of the fishing vessel’s authority undertaken in the process of implementing a regular commercial job.
Advanced methods of marine radio communication in the Arctic
Authors: Suslov A N
Published: August 2020

At present the Arctic Ocean is considered to become in the nearest future the most attractive territory for many industrial companies that are mining oil and gas throughout the World at the continental shelf. Also Arctic sea routes considerably save time for overseas transport back and forth from Asia to the Europe. At the same time navigation in the Arctic is the process that involves a lot of risk. That’s why the radio communication in the Arctic is supposed to be the tool which is extremely crucial to provide the safety of life in the polar seas. At present the international marine community as well as international academic community strongly supports the idea that GMDSS equipment doesn’t provide the high efficiency of radio communication in the polar waters and it must be considerably improved in the nearest future. The new methods of marine radio communication in the Arctic must be based on the updated structure of receiver equipment which provides considerable noise suppression. The structure of GMDSS equipment to be used to improve the efficiency of communication in severe High North conditions must also include auxiliary subsystem that gives the forecast of radio wave propagation for the short-term time interval.
Public private partnership in management of ports of the world
Authors: Chechurina M N , Grin A A
Published: August 2020

The identifying feature of the developed countries is the active participation of public private partnership (PPP) in all spheres of financing and operating activities . In Russia this form of cooperation between the state and the business is underutilized. Thus, the share of the state in the ten biggest companies of Russia is 81%, exceeded only by China where it is 96%, but, for example, in Germany it is 11%. Of particular interest is the involvement of PPP in the investment and management of Russian ports as Russia is considered as a sea power. That is why it is important to analyze and generalize the positive world experience connecting with participation of PPP in the development of ports which should be used in Russia.
Complex method for restoring the energy facilities technical condition in the Arctic
Authors: Biryukov A , Dobryshkin E , Biryukov Yu , Tokarev N
Published: August 2020

The article presents a complex method for ensuring energy security and energy efficiency of energy facilities in the Arctic based on the results of research that allows optimizing the process of design, reconstruction and major repairs of energy facilities in order to reduce heat exchange between building structures and the environment, as well as a number of technical solutions. The use of the developed technical solutions makes it possible to automate the process of building new energy infrastructure facilities in the Arctic and to carry out controlled operation of existing facilities, systems and networks of heat supply in order to prevent their failure.
Energy-saving technologies in the operation of oil fields
Authors: Ulyasheva V M , Ponomarev N S , Sukhanova I I , Martianova A Y
Published: August 2020

The analysis of peculiarities for functioning of the enterprise aimed at the development of an oil field located in the Arctic zone of Russia is presented. The specific energy consumption for oil and oil-containing liquids production, preparation and transportation of a marketable product are identified. Based on the assessment of the facility’s energy systems condition and world experience in the field of energy saving in the operation of oil fields in severe northern conditions, the used and potential energy-saving technologies have been analyzed. A more complete use of the energy of associated petroleum gas, taking into account its significant contribution to air pollution, based on the utilization of exhaust gases heat, will reduce heat pollution and excessive diesel fuel consumption in boiler houses for facility heating. From the point of view of increasing energy efficiency of the heat supply system, it is proposed to increase the heat-shielding performance of facilities, in particular the rotational field camp, the use of modern automated heat points with weather control. According to the study results, when generating electricity with the use of a gas-turbine drive, a non-regenerative cycle is used accompanied by releasing high-temperature exhaust gases. It is proposed to use gas turbine units with a regenerative cycle during the development of oil fields and to consider the possibilities for using a combined cycle. To increase the energy efficiency of pumps responsible for the formation pressure increase and oil transportation systems, it is recommended to implement a variable frequency drive. To reduce inefficient energy consumption, it was proposed to install additional temperature sensors in the electrical heating system for oil pipelines. As well as the possible options for energy consumption reduction through the use of wind generators, cogeneration based on solar energy and heat pumps are described.
Influence of the parameters of the openings on the efficiency of open-pit mining
Authors: Kosolapov A I , Ptashnik Y P , Ptashnik A I
Published: August 2020

The article discusses the formation of workings in the conditions of rational use of subsoil resources. Studies of a quantitative assessment of the influence of the parameters of open-pit mining of mineral deposits on the volumes of overburden in the quarry field and on the area of disturbed lands are carried out. Research conducted for steeply dipping mineral deposits.
Key Factors for Hard-to-Recover Hydrocarbon Resources Development on Land and the Arctic Shelf: Smart Technologies vs. Smart Specialists
Authors: Petukhov A V
Published: August 2020

This article deals with one of the development paths which is currently not given almost any attention by oil and gas companies, despite the fact that it can contribute economically and environmentally when developing hard-to-recover resources on the Arctic shelf. The suggested development path is based on an understanding of the “smart” nature phenomenology and training of modern creative professionals in the base universities. This development path can be called “intensive”. It allows to substantially reduce expenses while obtaining higher hydrocarbon influx rate and preserving the natural potential of reservoirs created by the nature itself. Today’s specialists working on development of information technologies using big data, neural networks and machine learning call this development path “nature-like technologies”. However, considering natural reservoirs which contain oil and gas, we can talk about a natural-only phenomenon.
Underwater hyperbaric dry welding of high strength steel arctic oil and gas pipelines
Authors: Parshin S , Levchenko A
Published: August 2020

The paper describes the results of research about orbital hyperbaric FCA-welding of API X70 steel pipes with the use of gas-shielded flux cored wires with the flux of TiO2-CaF2 system with the higher content of fluorides in the flux core. As a result of the research, the dependences of the welding current, arc voltage, metallurgical features and mechanical properties depending the pressure in the hyperbaric chamber are determined. The use of gas-shielded flux cored wires of TiO2-CaF2 system within the gas pressure 0,1–0,6 MPa, for the orbital welding of API X70 steel provides the favourable microstructure of welded joint and mechanical properties of welds according to the Class A per ANSI/AWS D3.6M:2010.
The development of the Sea of Okhotsk shelf: experience in offshore projects development in difficult climatic conditions using the example of PJSC Gazprom Neft
Authors: Fadeev A , Ilyinsky A , Ilyin I
Published: August 2020

The study addresses the development of offshore projects on the shelf of the Sea of Okhotsk. The development of offshore hydrocarbon deposits on the shelf of the Sea of Okhotsk is characterized by difficult climatic conditions, the need for effective organization of material and technical support for hydrocarbon prospecting, exploration and production, transportation of hydrocarbon products, as well as minimizing anthropogenic impact on the fragile marine ecosystem.