Frozen Dreams: Russia's Arctic obsession | FT Features

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[@gragor11]

So is this the Russia smear channel cause I don't have to look much farther than up or down my road to see domestic violence in Canada?

[@kosarmohsin9849]

Russia is so big that some people would still think the Soviet Union didn't abolish and is still the government of russia

[@Kamadev888]

If it's Russia, it's an 'obsession'. If it's America, it's 'the spirit of discovery'.

[@IsaacRizard]

Kamadev888 Spot on dude, I was just about to write something along your line, I guess great minds do think alike. Obviously, it must surely rightly be Russian investment, because she can. Why just the US and her allies must always see the glass as half empty instead of half full?

[@kozjevime1]

THAT LITTLE YOU SHOULD KNOW! WEST IS FULL OF UNLIMITED HATE AGAINST RUSSIAN PEOPLE AS WEST IS WATCHING RUSSIAN LANDS AS THE MOST PROMISSING CHUNK OF PROPERTY. BOLSHEVIKS WERE AND STILL ARE FINANCED BY WEST TO FINAL DESTRUCTION OF RUSSIA AND OF - BY ROMAN CATHOLIC CULT- MENTALLY RETARDED POLAND.

[@MrPoornakumar]

"Double standards", Kamadev888 !

[@mikemiller4979]

Kamadev888 I'll call it a "Spirit of Discovery" for both. It'll be interesting to see in 50 years what they made there.

[@MorpheusOne]

@Jsroslav: You are _`pimpin'` _`cOnSpIrAcY tHeOrIeS`,_ you idiot! The West does not hate Russia. What the West hates is a lack of free trade; fascism inhibits free trade. Not that the West does not have its problems, as free trade, such as when you look at it through the lens of corporatism and crony capitalism, becomes a system that very much deserves the malignment that it has received; in fact, for that very reason & through that very lens, it has not received it enough. 'Vlad Tepes'...Putin is not your great savior. He is a fascist despot, a blood-thirsty & blood-sucking vampire that is & has been bleeding Russia dry, for decades; since before the fall of the Soviets. Assassinate him and all those that threaten the peace & well being of every Russian citizen and take control of your country for the better and you won't be pinned under anyone's boot any longer and you will control your own destiny. Best of luck, upльстец!

[@MrSubmariner13]

Whenever I see the people in Russia surviving like they do, I think of the old saying. We have done so much with so little for so long, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

[@666atyler666]

Awesome quote

[@picassomicasso1]

Why is it an obsession? It's part of their heritage. The world is tired of all that anti-Russian propaganda.

[@kozjevime1]

THAT LITTLE YOU SHOULD KNOW! WEST IS FULL OF UNLIMITED HATE AGAINST RUSSIAN PEOPLE AS WEST IS WATCHING RUSSIAN LANDS AS THE MOST PROMISSING CHUNK OF PROPERTY. BOLSHEVIKS WERE AND STILL ARE FINANCED BY WEST TO FINAL DESTRUCTION OF RUSSIA AND OF - BY ROMAN CATHOLIC CULT- MENTALLY RETARDED POLAND.

[@camshaftshaft2711]

Love Russia from Canada !! Ashamed to be a weak Canadian with weak government like Trudeau! If I could speak Russian I would love to live with my wife in her home land and leave Canada as our freedoms are being stripped away and given to Islam !

[@Mr__B.]

As I remember in Soviet time, the work in North region were paid twice and triple more than in other regions and a lot of benefits. This is the reason of success, and not GULAG. People wanted to live and work there because the live was cheaper and salary was higher.

[@karolus145]

It’s sucks there now. Look at norilsk

[@FreedomsDmocracy1st]

...didn't know that, now wanna go there too.

[@ИванИванов-у1г6р]

Да ты прав, зарплата была выше, множество всяких надбавок, коэффициентов. Люди ехали заработать хорошую пенсию и оставались там жить навсегда. Развал СССР привел к упадку северных территорий, дерадации и оттоку населения. Но те кто уехал оттуда вспоминают те края до конца дней. Туда хочется вернуться

[@frankdukes3253]

The U.S. still uses forced labor for prisoners. They get paid like 1$ a day or I think it may be less and they have to work or you get into trouble and most likely put in isolation.It's considered a privelidge to work for free for prisoners. Maybe that's one of the reasons America has more people in prison than any other nation in the world despite not having the biggest population. We've been a nation of hypocrites for a VERY long time.

[@dushamoya1661]

@@ИванИванов-у1г6р They want to go back not solely because of the beauty of the land, but into their past when life was the Life and work was the Work. Nowadays the northerners from Russia are running to Krasnodar region, like there is no tomorrow...

[@herpsenderpsen]

i'm from Northern Norway and i love the arctic, it will always be my home!

[@vokinhsalak]

herpsenderpsen love the Arctic man

[@celican2000]

takk skal du ha

[@surfside75]

Alright snoop😂😂😂

[@phyllisdevries5734]

herpsenderpsen Alaskan born and raised. My only regret is American citizenship

[@luiscampos1164]

I would like to visit Svarbart

[@mirkodjordjevic2621]

What about western obsession with Russia's downfall? Just an idea for a future FT documentary... It looks like Russia is heading in the opposite direction... Ouch!

[@kozjevime1]

USA took Antarctic and Sovietia took arctic. So Neo-Bolshevism of USA and original bolshevism from Sovietia when they got frozen to absolute ZERO, tourist could visit them in the museums of horror and death but third monster must be added in that museum and it is cult of roman catholic cannibalism.

[@benno291980]

@@kozjevime1 who took the Antarctic? There are treaties (which the Soviet Union signed, subsequently adopted by Russian Federation) which explicitly state that no country can claim sovereignty over any territory in the Antarctic.

[@boomerhgt]

Jsroslav Hus Mumbo jumbo you make no sense

[@simojovic6358]

@@yourmomma8065 your English is pathetic to say the least.

[@yourmomma8065]

@@simojovic6358 ok, i'll edit it. I was drunk obviously.

[@IceMan-il7dx]

Australia claims 42% of the Antarctic. So why isn't that an 'obsession.'???

[@EyeCarly85]

Ice Man The Antarctic treaty that all major nations signed, keeps any nation from successfully claiming any of Antarctica. No one will be able to own it no matter how obsessed they are.

[@klauspendolo1393]

...because they don’t send Spies to kill people like Putin does, they don’t challenge other countries territory boundaries as Russia does right now to NATO countries, they dont attack other countries like Russia did with Ukraine, they dont pursue to be an intimidating world nuclear power, they dont kill their own journalists who are critics of the system. Maybe that’s why ?

[@jmehn203]

@@klauspendolo1393 , Exactly...

[@public.public]

"Australia claims 42% of the Antarctic. So why isn't that an 'obsession.'???" because Australia isn't obsessive about developing slums of the future there.

[@DNikos7]

@@klauspendolo1393 US and UK invaded Iraq, France bombed Lybia, NATO allies bombed Jugoslavia.....do you live in a cave? And....can you 100% confirm that NEVER, NONE western goverment ,EVER had ordered a spy execution?A spy is a traitor, last time I checked.

[@torrace12]

Siberia is mysterious and fascinating

[@andersjohansson3582]

I Love Russia❤️from Sweden.

[@TheSteinbitt]

Not anymore.

[@Audiogeek-kf2ez]

At 60years old .I am getting a much better history education on you tube than any school I was in.

[@MrBizon91]

yeah right... "obsession". if something includes russian it should be negative huh?

[@Espectrador]

Bison Zubr If it were western oil companies it wouldnt be.

[@levvy3006]

Yeah, the Anti-Russian bias in media is sad. Sadder that people fall for it.

[@Maloy7800]

As the President of Russia he OWNS the Arctic. Update your calendar, Mr.Jefferson.

[@mattmopar440]

he doesnt own anything 12 miles off the coast of Russia

[@NotADuncon]

Obsession is not a negative word. It's neutral and it only tells us about intensity.

[@TheMostEpicThing]

i grew up in Siberia, he's right about freedom, it's dark and cold, but there's something that makes me want to leave UK, and relive that experience again.

[@carlajones1585]

TheMostEpicThing

[@f.mujtaba8339]

TheMostEpicThing

[@rosagipsysorinagipsy4452]

carla elliott

[@breezeyandkyreeniania6728]

nnk

[@hocineboteljda8600]

+Henare Niania bonjour

[@shawnmartin8485]

Those people are tuff,Hardy and deserving of Respect,hard workers and have Integrity and seem to have something most of the world has lost,Best Wishes from Miami,Fl

[@dannysema1975]

First time hearing u cn't plant ur national flag in ur backyard. Russia is the future.

[@KOS762]

If the Future is poverty and suffering, then yes Russia is the future, but it sounds Bleak. I rather be a free man, and create my own riches.... or fail... but its my freedom and my choice, not someone else's idea.

[@daystatesniper01]

I have been fortunate enough to have visited Russia quite a few times ,all i can say is the people are very friendly ,offer you a room and food for nothing ,chat in broken english ,where else in a country that is supposed to be "evil" could you find this on our planet

[@leaonardland9001]

"where else in a country that is supposed to be "evil" could you find this on our planet" Iran!

[@Brandon-so9fp]

My Russian friend took me up north and got be honest, I didn't see this horrible poverty. Sure there where some old golag towns that where run down, but nobody had lived in them in years. If you ever get the chance it's absolutely worth it. You really need a guide though.

[@princet1492]

My dad found my opa Adams shoveling his drive way in the Canadian winter he’s was 96 at the time my dad said Opa who shoveled your drive way it’s -30 he said ah when I was a boy in Russia it was so cold the horses noses bled. Rip Opa Adams

[@ReaLityBlue]

I wonder how many "obsessions" have become great things. How biased and short sighted analysis.

[@toffeecrisp2146]

That's just what your taking away from it, this video hardly suggests that Russia is doing a bad thing, on the contrary, it has some good material that demonstrates Russian frontier spirit, determination and vision. Why is it so many people seem to think this is a character assassination piece?

[@394pjo]

Russia has forty working Ice-Breakers, the United States has one. What else do you need to know?

[@dr.gmansaturng5228]

Unless you go North Off Alaska coast where do you need ice breakers ? There is no Ice bergs on the South side Alaska . Most of Russians coast needs all the ice breakers it can find ! Then they say Ice breaker here as to be nuclear and cost a billion dollars ? Com on ! Billion ? corruption

[@ohwell2790]

Buy your own note pads! They are your off spring not mine!

[@raytracer5726]

But United States has 19 Aircraft carriers. Just shows where the priorities are.

[@Maloy7800]

And half of them are in the docs for repairs. :-))

[@popetodr]

USA has 19 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers , Russia has one (on coal) 😆 > kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4K4mWudnZtknKc 🤣 , kzbin.info/www/bejne/m33OZWSCedCpkLM 😂 !

[@transportermcleish5895]

What would the reaction if Russia was to conduct military drills in the Caribbean with Cuba

[@TengrioftheCrimsonSky]

As long as it's forecasted (as the drills done by the US by most other borders) it'd probably be met with held breath and planned counter military drills. Trust me as a former military personnel, it's always just a pissing contest that's limited by beuracrates and fear of the "big red button".

[@KandiKlover]

@@TengrioftheCrimsonSky The USA would cry about it, like when they tried to circle jerk outside russian waters.

[@TengrioftheCrimsonSky]

@@KandiKlover like I said a pissing contest.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

Tiksi needs a rail line - in a place like that the rail would be straight for long long distances witch means they would be able to travel at high speeds. What Russia should do is create a man made canal to the Kolyma River from the Sea of Okhotsk. this would make the route from Asia to Europe even shorter as you wouldn't have to travel thru the Bearing Straight. Shipping traffic would pick up drastically as it cuts another 1,000 miles of a ships journey.

[@richardlumleysmith2843]

Think about future - China and Russia have thousands of projects in East /Artic where US dollar not wanted!

[@ronhat-nx6yq]

I fully agree with British Blue. Here in good ole America, the people are brainwashed into believing all this bull by the government and news media. Our military is all over this planet and wasting trillions of dollars while we here at home have trouble finding a decent job or even any job at all. And there is no retirement anymore. Unfortunately, most people are too unintelligent to notice all the weasel words.

[@ohwell2790]

You tell them ron hat. You have the word, now go out of your mommys house and get a job.

[@ronhat-nx6yq]

Grisham, you have no idea who and what I am and yet you condemn. I am 71 years old and I have worked all my life. And you can bet I am probably better off than you. The real problem with this country and all others is those humans with your mental capabilities. You do not address the topic, you merely attack the messenger. Certainly the sign of an unintelligent person. You do yourself more harm that you realize. Unfortunately, you harm us all. My life is over, yours probably is not.

[@cesaraugusto59]

Well, and why do not you go to Siberia. Maybe it will be better for you there. Why do not you go?

[@florida5135]

Um, actually the job market is huge in America at the moment, and retirement - just like anything else - is now self-driven and self-funded. Ron, you sound just like the people of Tiksi, here - or, really, a typical Russian - where you expect institutions to coddle you, give you work, and provide for your retirement. I'm really not quite sure you're actually American with that outlook - either you are Russian, or you are somebody who expected a union job.

[@FreedomsDmocracy1st]

...my apology; US playing stupid here, my apologies again. Sometimes anybody could make small stupid mistakes, aside, the author thinks Russians are stupid, it is the author who's stupid here.

[@luciferfallenangel666]

When you see a couple from a remote destination in a Russia and the girl is wearing a Black Sabbath T-shirt 🤘

[@dominiquestephenson195]

Ozzy played there last year!

[@patricktaylor9033]

Heavy metal is born from and thrives because of hard people in harsh environments wheather its arctic cold or heavy industry or poverty. Suprising that Russian heavy metal isnt more prominent.

[@itschinesebecauseitsfromch9301]

Is that a jar of caviar on the dash at 0:18? Only in Russia, love it.

[@julwiezdeghorz5089]

Its a video of discouragement, not about optimism.

[@aqsdfg25]

Not a single image of Yamal LNG plant and the state of the art fleet of icebreaking LNG carriers but a lot of sequences with ruins and wrecked ships... Of course no mention that USA in wintertime imports gas from Russia (not directly but after transshipment in northern europe on regular ships) because pipelines are too small to bring gas from gulf of mexico to other parts of the country during winter peak demand. USA don't have any LNG carrier under american flag, and the Jones Act prohibits the use of foreign ships between two american ports... So they can't use foreign ships to haul LNG from Louisiana to Baltimore for example and are obliged to import gas from abroad. FT should talk a little about obsolete infrastructures in USA and their unique and ridiculous icebreaker or their miserable merchant navy...

[@cmdr1911]

Canada exports 97 percent of all natural gas imported to the US. Gas is not liquefied and shipped to the other cities in the US. Pipelines are how you move gas in the US. There are more pipelines in the US than any other nation. LNG is for export and is a net exporter

[@patoni860]

There is a beautiful video on Gary Indiana... And it is the same situation... So like my Soviet brothers and sisters you not alone industrialism has declined where I come from to the point I moved away and now live in the south... Look it up right here on KZbin look at in Gary Indiana

[@sonofeloah]

And here it is near the end of 2018 and look at what has happened up there. It is booming and many nations look to use that sea route. Gas and oil rule still, but now with new train and automotive transit being built to that area, it is going to become even more profitable than it is now and right now it is at its all-time highest. And those new nuclear icebreakers means that even if the world in the north goes frozen again, the routes will still be open. And since energy is cheapest there, I would love to live there and build greenhouses, hectares of them and grow fresh vegetables and fruits for the locals. And in reality, THAT is where the real money is!

[@ondrejroberto2896]

From admiration to Russia to love to Russia. Let be blessed everything you do.

[@russg1801]

BTW, when she says it was Minus 40 Celcius, that coincidentally means it's ALSO Forty Below, Farenheit. That's the number where both temperature scales coincide. So, either way, it's friggin' COLD!

[@StrangerHappened]

*CORRECTION:* "Those tens of thousands" GULAG prisoners dies of epidemics and age, not because it was hard to work in the north. People had limited working hours and were paid money. Yes, there are many forgotten places in the north, but contrary to what is claimed in the video, Novy Urengoy is not an exception. There are places like Surgut and many more that are modern and thriving.

[@florida5135]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R504_Kolyma_Highway

[@RHGM71]

I'd love to be able to send you back in time to that nice gulag camp, with no return ticket of course. You'd enjoy it, no doubt.

[@ggsay1687]

Surgut is thriving only because it is oil rich region, learn about economy of Russia more thoroughly.

[@CZOV]

Not bad for British film, considering they usually blast Russia to serve political nonsense, at least FT tried to show both sides of the coin, aldo comparing a soviet cities built on ideology with modern development created by market conditions is not the same and they know it. There is much more to the Russian north than this short film shows.

[@MrKafrovich]

Chris Zarkov this is the most right comment here...

[@ohwell2790]

Chris Zarkov, Please an example of what is much more of the Russian north. It is F--king cold, what else is there to know.

[@kozjevime1]

FINALLY!!!!! ONE OF "COUSINS" OF ENGLAND, SKOTISH AND IRISH SPECIALLY BUT DO NOT FORGET HOLAND AKA NEDERLANDERS TOO WERE ALSO HOLOCAUSTED BY QUEEN MOTHER AND QUEER FATHER. GO THRU HISTORIC DOSUMENTS AND FIND WHAT HAPPENED WITH SMALL GROOP OF HOLAND SETTLERS IN SOUTH AFRICAN UNION! ONLY RUSSIANS IN GULAGS HAD SAME DESTINY UNDER THEIR KHAZARIAN MASTERS. ABOUT IRISH!!!??? LOOK AT PERCENTAGE OF SURVIVORS.YOU SHOULD KNOW UP TO NOW THAT LIVES OF MERINO SHEEP WERE MORE VALUABLE THAN LIVES OF IRISH POPULATION LET US NOT FOOL OURSELVES. NUMBERS DO NOT LIE!

[@bloodhun23]

Russia will lose control of the eastern half of their country. Japan or more likely China will take it over.

[@EVZYL]

Showed both sides? Hardly likely. Just another typical Russia/Putin bashing clip by a pompous British wannabe.

[@dhss333]

Sure it isn't YOUR Arctic Obsession?

[@bobby-k-mastering]

Great documentary, many thanks from Australia...

[@reddraken2255]

Russia has successfully made a lot of investments in the Arctic since this video was posted back in 2016. The Arctic is of enormous importance to Russia both geopolitically and economically speaking. I wish all the best to Russia.

[@fariborzvasell1728]

I really wish to live in such a place, a place which outside is cold even frozen but the heart of people is as warm as their home, among the people which still appreciate a sack of potato and flour. (Nazdrave)...! 12/06/2019

[@andrewplantagenet5811]

A very good video. Gave me something to consider. I wish the Russian people well.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Excellent Documentary and Thanks!

[@spaghettigod43]

The guys girlfriend is incredibly cute.

[@ohwell2790]

Spaghetti God poor disperate Russian womam 18 and beautfull living in squaller. Poor girl, if that is the best she can do in Russia. She might think about coming to the USA!

[@rostislavsvoboda7013]

... uhm. I guess her BF was severely punished for speaking about starvation at 12:03 and criticizing the russian foreign policy at 13:33.

[@Thomes-Maisling]

​@ray rayandray She is wearing a Black Sabbath T shirt and he looks he's modeled his style on the look of Tony Iommi. They're clearly not hippies.

[@robertsandstorm4785]

theres always that one guy

[@gragor11]

@@robertsandstorm4785 Absolutely. And when crafting a slam piece from a script they dig deep to find 'that one guy'. After all isn't that what balanced propaganda - err documentaries are all about? Equal time for each side just so long as it furthers the narrative.

[@NarimanSafarov]

when its US its a light of freedom when Russia its a darkness of evil empire, come on are you serious looks more like a horror for those in a 1st grade

[@krishnapratap4561]

very informative documentary on far north ... Exploration of Arctic is indeed a tough task....finance, resources, people and strong will power required

[@mafteim5556]

Respect and peace from Romania to the people of Russia. Wish them to succede in their plans of development and prosperity under wise leadership.

[@Blaster53]

This program is clear example how it's possible to make it a bias, neutral or positive. In this video the producers decided to make a very bias presentation of Russia as it is in line with our Western governments narrative. It starts by selection of a speaker whose voice has to be revolting, harsh and unfriendly. It is clear demonstration of how bad we are when it comes to creating negative ptopaganda. Speaker is actually barking not speaking and that in itself creates very negative image about the subject. Russians are nice people, very friendly and very naive because they still believe that West will again become friendly towards them and because in Russia they have no such hostile anti-western propaganda the public sentiments towards West are still positive and good. On another hand we are experiencing incredible anti-Russian Cold war propaganda created and fueled by our politicians and media. Lots of people in Russia personally dislike Putin because of his criminal origin and ties with Oligarchs but because perpetual western pressure and clear hostile anti-Russian propaganda, warmongering combined with sanctions are causing birth of patriotism and acceptance of Putin as a pillar of independence against western aggression. We have the most stupid politicians on the planet and this video is just a byproduct of the most idiotic arrogance and brainless submission to the USA rotten politics. We should hope that Russia will keep its strength as only Russian power is guaranty for peace on the planet. Imagine these idiots of USA politicians without any fearing superpower stopping them from enslaving the world. We know something about that as 73 years after the WW2 we are still under the USA occupation.

[@michaelboylan5308]

Good voice over narration, No intrusive FT journalist, Infinitely better than FT reports since 1916

[@michaelboylan5308]

Oops, since 2016

[@ilyaelric9539]

That sweet feeling when you understand the speech without subtitles

[@alex042687]

Seriously. That guy spoke very English good one. .

[@gusgone4527]

I wish them luck and every success. All that hard work deserves reward. Also the new resources will benefit the entire globe.

[@oyonggofomocci2078]

Funny, well then America has had an obsession with the West, expanding its borders that way constantly. However, geography has worked with the US, while it instead works against Russia.

[@nightlightabcd]

The US is not expanding it's borders! Russia is encouraging it's neighbors to join NATO for defense against Russia!

[@JizzMasterTheZeroth]

They didn't tell me you would get a sack of potatoes and flour for serving there :O I'm going!

[@fn0rd-f5o]

It gets just as cold in the United States. Actually warmer in the arctic some days.

[@yordanlilov]

Are the fuel prices the only reason for which northern route journeys shrunk? Do the prices dropped that much? Not a minute later you mentioned Sanctions. Aren't they the main reason? The real one!

[@gragor11]

Yes Yordan it is the sanctions by Anglo/American competitors including Canada that have put so many millions of people in such dire straits. Cuba, Russia, Syria, Venezuela on and on. Opps I forgot Iran and North Korea. One thing about these sanctions is that these countries become self sufficient pretty quickly. Not like Canada that struggles every time the elephant rolls over or even sneezes, let alone deliberately messes with us, their most loyal sycophant.

[@mna9211]

Obsession?? Siberia and arctic region is love. Btw two of Russian beauty is also love.

[@jeffborders5526]

Obsessed with the Arctic? Russia IS the Arctic. half of it is IN the Arctic. There's more country of Russia IN the Arctic than all other countries combined. It's like saying you're obsessed with the soverign ground you walk on and own

[@schaefferjohn9512]

The Lady ,,,,Speaker,,, Seems to have,,,,a Negative Russian,,,, OBSESSION,,,,,,,, THE HIN INTERNATIONAL ART GROUP

[@dhmalcolm]

Excellent reporting

Such a land any country never experience a life like that.

[@BioHazardCL4]

That was really good :D

[@sumhavefun]

Russia is still pissed off of the Alaskan deal...............................

[@MrPoornakumar]

Let that be (as you claim), user user ! Russia isn't the less of loser, for that.

[@angel_machariel]

I haven't learned anything. Looks more like a veiled hit piece to associate Putin with the word "obsession".

[@paulsdancing5429]

It is perhaps the third or fourth time that I am watching this program. It is the word OBSESSION that does not give rest to my mind. We know that LNG tankers navigate from Yamal via Arctic waters to Shanghai. We know that Power of Siberia gas pipeline, which starts in the Russian arctic in nearing the Chinese border. We also know that Potok #1 is transporting natural gas from the Arctic to Germany. And soon Potok #2 will come on stream. These projects are a fact. And further these projects are on a scale that was never done by men before. My dictionary of the American language tells me that obsession means 'the act of an evil spirit'. What do a natural gas processing plant and a nuclear powered icebreaker have to do with evil spirits? And further Financial Times have never heard of gold rush ghost towns? Were not the Nazis the ones that kept on repeating the lies? FT should be ashamed. (A Canadian international construction engineer).

[@srk5012]

Good to hear they didn’t say it’s size of Texas

[@gragor11]

Size of Texas or 3600 miles from Reading . . .

[@gregjames9875]

Tiksi, a glimpse into the future of NY, California and Illinois.

[@haroldlamble5163]

I hope. Not.

[@paulkenny5233]

Putin should share the oil revenue with the Russian people, this time!

[@PeterLoffay]

not obsession,it is a dream. Love it

[@agriprunngun4670]

Imagine the government being able to force people to do things by creating the conditions where they have no other choice at least we have freedom in America yeah freedom and voting

[@maleknen1599]

the only thing you have is the illusion and the dollar printing machine 😅

[@STEWARTCAIRNSANDERSON]

Go on Russia prove to America and the rest of their cronies you can develop something good from the Attic for the Amazing Russian people who've been sanctioned so much buy us west from Scotland to Russia with LOVE

[@tamwailing1407]

Stewart

[@yingkowchoo857]

Tam Wai Ling

[@richardburton5184]

[@wtfskilz]

These sanctions are from Obama's crime regime. Trump said from the begging that he wanted to remove sanctions and that's when the Leftist Media Machine started going after him and saying he was a Russian spy and bla bla you know the rest. The leftist in my country(USA) have made the US/Russian relations very difficult to say the least. I think the old USSR is far gone from Russia, and it's time for people to forgive and forget. It's time for both Russia and USA to thrive as allies, not enemies.

[@OmmerSyssel]

wtfskilz No sane people will except friendship with a corrupt country like Russia. Consider stop murdering journalist & political opposition. Consider sharing the scarce wealth with other than a corrupt elite.. Let neighbouring countries decide own internal affairs..

[@matrimcauthon7937]

Let's talk about the russian obsession with comparing themselves to America...

[@andraslibal]

More than 1000 km from the nearest city. I can's even imagine that. Wow.

[@curiositea258]

People are more productive if you treat them nice and don't work them to death - Way to go Russia! You're joing the modern world.

[@okaravan]

Karl Marx about capitalism: "By extending the working day, therefore, capitalist production...not only produces a deterioration of human labour power by robbing it of its normal moral and physical conditions of development and activity, but also produces the premature exhaustion and death of this labour power itself." The first thing USSR did was 8 hour working day. USSR was one of the first countries who did that.

[@r1ckySV]

what a stupid title!!!!!!!!!!!! The Arctic is next to Russia..its a part of the country!

[@hollyhholly]

Apparently this video was made in 2016. It's amazing how big a change has resulted from a mere two years of climate change. 2018 may be the first year we see an arctic completely free of ice.

[@mchlbk]

Yep. It's depressing.

[@johnfranklin1955]

“Obsession”? Profit margin. If it’s profitable to bring NG and other things to market there will be people doing it.

[@LeonAllanDavis]

I'm confused... What's with this "frozen" business? For the past 20 years I've been told that the North Pole is "ice free", or very close to it. That it almost never snows above the Arctic Circle. Maybe it's only "frozen" on the Russian side...

[@michaelsteffen4887]

lol-Yep,climate change is a hoax!

[@LeonAllanDavis]

@@michaelsteffen4887 I disagree..."climate change" is not a hoax"...it's very real... The Earth's climate is constantly changing... The "hoax" is that it's somehow my fault that the Earth's climate changes... It's not my fault... It's just the natural cycle of things... The Earth wobbles on its axis...its orbit around the Sun varies...the energy output of the Sun increases and decreases...gamma rays create cloud cover...the Earths magnetic pole shifts back and forth..... there's a lot going on over which we have no control... I'm not going to stop eating pinto beans to "save the planet" and I'll never stop smoking cigars...

[@andrejsokolov9431]

3.05 Andrei Zubov is your expert? You see nothing strange in the fact that all the Russians think he's crazy? :) Please refer to his textbook on the history of Russia. It is possible that you too learn something new about this "historian."

[@MorpheusOne]

@7:37: Well, that seems to be better than 'Barney, the purple dinosaur'.

[@Armuotas]

So Tiksi is Russia's Detroit - used to be good when the industry was booming, not so much anymore. Who's going to make the "Russia Great Aga...." oh wait, it's already happening, never-mind.

[@caesarsneezer6992]

Detroit is not your father's Detroit. I live there.

[@kristofgranger6922]

Thousands died in gulags? Try millions lady...

[@chrisspencer6502]

Next video Norway's Arctic obsession. Or Discovery channel's Arctic obsession with gold rush Alaskan bush people, Alaskan frontier, ice-road truckers or deadliest catch.

[@vanessahernandez8819]

Siberia will be one of the most productive lands in the world after the shift because it will be located in a different latitude making all the ice in Siberia melt

[@philmead3579]

Hats off to the FT for an informative documentary. Intriguing imagery and high production values too. Worth far more than one 'Like' for sure.

[@kozjevime1]

THAT LITTLE YOU SHOULD KNOW! WEST IS FULL OF UNLIMITED HATE AGAINST RUSSIAN PEOPLE AS WEST IS WATCHING RUSSIAN LANDS AS THE MOST PROMISSING CHUNK OF PROPERTY. BOLSHEVIKS WERE AND STILL ARE FINANCED BY WEST TO FINAL DESTRUCTION OF RUSSIA AND OF - BY ROMAN CATHOLIC CULT- MENTALLY RETARDED POLAND.

[@EVZYL]

You mean hats off to a sanctimonious Brit lecturing Russia on where to plant its flags? I suggest you watch Eddie Izzard's skit on how the British built their empire 'by the cunning us of flags.' You might just learn something.

[@maksimluzin1121]

Well, this film is full of propaganda tricks. And you is one of the victims of that propaganda.

[@tadasblindavicius8889]

Russia's first priority should be to modernize itself rather than to engage in a futile effort to regain its status as a global power. Given the country's size and diversity, a decentralized political system and free-market economics would be most likely to unleash the creative potential of the Russian people and Russia's vast natural resources. A loosely confederated Russia-composed of a European Russia, a Siberian Republic, and the Far Eastern Republic-would also find it easier to cultivate closer economic relations with its neighbors. Each of the confederated entities would be able to tap its local creative potential, stifled for centuries by Moscow's heavy bureaucratic hand.

[@hendrikjanssen9075]

Very interesting. Thank you!

[@rizingstar5502]

Hendrik Jansen oo

[@kommao7490]

Hendrik Janssen

[@waynep343]

By running ice breakers thru the ice sheet it breaks it up. Getting rid of the ice sheet makes offshore oil and gas drilling possible. Moving ice sheets rip oil rigs loose.

[@istoria2111]

The selection of the views alone is propaganda. I am even not talking about the vocabulary.

[@The_Eminence]

it's absolutely disgusting how FT treats Russia's desire to develop the Arctic.. mentally sick people at FT

[@caesarsneezer6992]

The same country (England) that couldn't swallow up enough land in the colonial days.

[@alexkostenyuk]

Russia has so much land that some will be never explored

[@unmondedefou9198]

Télélakay TV

[@davidviar5681]

You sure that's not Walt Disney World, from global warming, to Ice Age!

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

There are also *modern military bases !* They were not shown in the video.

[@mchlbk]

True. Russia's military spending is way too big for the country's limited economy. It's a major problem for the future economic growth and stability of Russia.

[@maksimluzin1121]

mchlbk, Don't say boolsh*t, please! Russian military budget is just about 4% of the Russian state budget. Moreover, Russian investments in to military is a driver of the Russian production and technology reincarnation.

[@benno291980]

13:40 notice he's real careful to call it 'the reunification of the Crimea'

[@tropickman]

As opposed to

[@vulovulo6401]

tropickman, As opposed to the western self-bullshitting about it.

[@zeeybamanch1903]

Still got the Yankees pissed

[@limelight1431]

Size of India--- Hmm, Can half of the 1.3 billion Indians be transferred there, to reduce the population pressure on rest of the Indians!!

[@johnrock241]

anyone notice the syd barrett picture ?

[@msmith3407]

Yeah I saw that. I bet that dude would be pretty cool to hang out with!

[@johnrock241]

@@msmith3407 no doubt looks like a total hippie

[@deezynar]

I'm an American, and grew up during the cold war. The USSR was bad for its own people, and bad for all the satellite countries it controlled. The Russian people are great, but the leaders who seize control over them have usually been thugs, and Putin is just another in that line. The Russian people have a right to utilize the resources that their land has to offer, and I salute their toughness to do the work. This video makes it sound like Russia should not reap the resources available within their borders, but that is foolishness.

[@optimistic5778]

THIS IS SUCH BIAS "REPORTING".

[@hullumati8989]

usa propaganda dont worknanymore... respect to russia!

[@caesarsneezer6992]

The Financial Times is from London. No USA propaganda this time, but I agree anyway

[@m7f7m7]

I'm American And WE LOVE RUSSIA!

[@cityraildude]

Alaska?

[@bishopbullwinkle6392]

Speak for yourself, you don't represent anyone.

[@zacharyseay3089]

Cuz American government is not corrupt and socialist...Jesus....Russia, you keep doing you...America will continue to do itself, and do every other country too, with or without consent...

[@arydant]

No, you are probably a liar.

[@charleshoang6481]

You are not you are Russian troll! LOL

[@reallyhappenings5597]

They'll get their wish of a northern sea route, eventually, but it may never be reliable enough to reward the effort.

[@annov7500]

The emergent consensus among scholars who utilize official archival data is that of the 18 million who were sent to the Gulag from 1930 to 1953, roughly 1.5 to 1.7 million perished there or as a result of their detention....FT need to learn this...

[@Sleppy92]

Вот оно счастье, мешок картошки

[@squamish4244]

I thought this would be about the melting permafrost, which is source of grave concern (as it is here in Canada), but it's only about development, so why is that bad?