This paper focuses on the Sakha Republic in the Russian Far East as one of the Arctic regions. Russia's Arctic policy gives priority to improving the living standard and quality of life of Arctic inhabitants. I examine the feasibility of Russia's Arctic policy in the context of economic and social situation in the Sakha Republic and fiscal capacity of local governments, which are responsible for the provision of social public services. The Arctic region is an important ‘donor’ for the Russian economy, which can bring abundant tax revenues to the state budget. However, it has not been considered enough if this wealth contributes to the sustainable development of Arctic societies. This paper provides an overview of Russia's Arctic policy, followed by an analysis of the socio-economic situation in the Sakha Republic after the collapse of the USSR. Then, local public service provision and its finance is analyzed based on the fiscal statistics of the Republic. I conclude that local governments face difficulties in enhancing their public services due to a lack of financial resources and absence of decision-making autonomy, because of centralization in the past decades.

本文重点关注俄罗斯远东地区北极地区之一的萨哈共和国。俄罗斯的北极政策优先考虑提高北极居民的生活水平和生活质量。我结合萨哈共和国的经济和社会状况以及负责提供社会公共服务的地方政府的财政能力，研究了俄罗斯北极政策的可行性。北极地区是俄罗斯经济的重要“捐助者”，可以为国家预算带来丰厚的税收收入。然而，人们并没有充分考虑这些财富是否有助于北极社会的可持续发展。本文概述了俄罗斯的北极政策，随后分析了苏联解体后萨哈共和国的社会经济状况。然后，根据共和国的财政统计数据，分析地方公共服务的提供及其财政状况。我的结论是，过去几十年的中央集权导致地方政府缺乏财政资源和缺乏决策自主权，因此在加强公共服务方面面临困难。