New shipping link symbolises developing Arctic economy which can avoid eco-damage, says Putin.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US secretary of state John Kerry will attend the May 14-15 Arctic Council in Kiruna, Sweden.

Life returns to port of Tiksi with construction of a military town.

Permanent patrols commence led by the heavy nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy.

A renaissance of one of Siberia's first outposts as the Far North becomes the new economic frontier.

This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.

'Turn to the East', which started a year ago, is gaining popularity

Modern-day zeppelins costing $30 million each would revolutionise transport links and economic exploitation of Siberia in $240 billion plan.