The author investigates the evolution of the term “Arctic” in Russian literature and documents. The term first appeared in 1924 in a research article and later, in 1928, in the title of a monograph by L.L. Breitfus, a famous researcher. In 1902–1908, L.L. Breitfus headed a Murmansk scientific and fishing expedition. At the state level, the term appeared in the documents of 1928, when the Arctic Commission was established.
Oleg Korneev (Sat,) studied this question.