Keyword: «national interests»

The article briefly examines the history of the Arctic Ocean Route development from ancient times to the present day, which unambiguously attests to the priority of the Russian people and the Russian state in exploration of the Arctic seas and lands, development of navigation in the Arctic Ocean seas and development of European and Asian Arctic lands. This implies the historical right of Russia to own the Arctic region and the Arctic Ocean Route. The strict need to protect the national interests of our country in the arctic region is justified.