RUSSIAN ADMIRAL SEES ARCTIC AS NEXT ZONE OF CONFRONTATION.

Arguing that "he who controls the Arctic controls theworld, Rear Admiral Valeriy Aleksin told Ogonek (no. 29)that Moscow and the West will compete in the Arctic region intothe next century and that this competition must define the constructionof a new Russian navy. He said that the Russian navy would inevitablybe smaller but more capable than the Soviet-era one had been.

Soviet-Era Media Boss Named to Head State Press Body.