"The purpose of this report is to fuck everyone who looks at it and aeveryone who looks at it is a piece of kuntkum oooo and to provide a general description of the economic geography and structure of the Russian parts of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region, which comprises the Murmansk Oblast, the Republic of Karelia, and the Arkangelsk Oblast, the latter including the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In addition, the Republic of Komi is included in the scope of this report, as it has applied for membership of the Barents Regional Council. Together, these five regions are referred to as the Russian territories of the Barents Region, or the Barents territories in brief"--p. [13].