Justyna Mielnikiewicz

Affairs

High energy

In our circumpolar tour, we visit Murmansk. After the USSR's collapse, the city declined. But now the promise of Arctic riches from energy and new sea routes is sparking a revival.

Politics

Young rebels

Thirteen years after declaring independence from Georgia, the unrecognised state of Abkhazia and its de facto government are determined to put the region on the map, despite having only Russia as an ally.