Problems With Developing a Transport System in the Siberian Arctic.

The article considers a range of issues related to the development of transport in the Siberian Arctic territories of Tyumen and Krasnoyarsk. It describes two main transport achievements in the Tyumen Arctic: the Northern Sea Route (NSR), which has acquired new importance for the transport of oil and liquefied natural gas, and the continuing construction of ground-based transport infrastructure—railways and year-round paved roads. The article also describes several shortcomings in the transport system of the Krasnoyarsk Arctic due to the presence of mostly seasonal routes dominated by river and sea transport, the lack of alternative transport schemas, and an extremely high level of transport costs. An analysis is given of the priorities and functions of the Northern Sea Route and its increasing importance as a transport-logistics provider for major oil, gas, and other natural resource projects and the export of raw materials from coastal areas to foreign and domestic markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]