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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Siberian Journal of Economic and Business Studies</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Siberian Journal of Economic and Business Studies</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Сибирский журнал экономических и бизнес-исследований</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic">3033-5973</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Science and Innovation Center Publishing House</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">381837</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.12731/3033-5973-2025-14-4-318</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">ZRXIQM</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Regional economics and spatial development</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Региональная экономика и пространственное развитие</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">From polar cold to global brand: Leveraging international city branding practices for tourism development in Verkhoyansk</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>От полярного холода к глобальному бренду: использование практики международного городского брендинга для развития туризма в Верхоянске</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Androsova</surname><given-names>Olga O.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Андросова</surname><given-names>Ольга Олеговна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Master’s student of the Digital City program, Institute of Finance and Economics</p> <p> </p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>студент программы магистратуры «Цифровой город», Финансово-экономический институт</p> <p> </p></bio><email>a3456olyaah@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Burtseva</surname><given-names>Tuyaara S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бурцева</surname><given-names>Туйаара Семеновна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Master’s student of the Digital City program, Institute of Finance and Economics</p> <p> </p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>студент программы магистратуры «Цифровой город», Финансово-экономический институт</p> <p> </p></bio><email>burtsevatuyaara@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kharitonova</surname><given-names>Vlada V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Харитонова</surname><given-names>Влада Владиленовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Master’s student of the Digital City program, Institute of Finance and Economics</p> <p> </p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>студент программы магистратуры «Цифровой город», Финансово-экономический институт</p> <p> </p></bio><email>khvladav@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">M. K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Северо-Восточный федеральный университет имени М. К. Аммосова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-12-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>14</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>168</fpage><lpage>185</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-02-10"><day>10</day><month>02</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Androsova O.O., Burtseva T.S., Kharitonova V.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Андросова О.О., Бурцева Т.С., Харитонова В.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Androsova O.O., Burtseva T.S., Kharitonova V.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Андросова О.О., Бурцева Т.С., Харитонова В.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rcsi.science/2070-7568/article/view/381837">https://journals.rcsi.science/2070-7568/article/view/381837</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Background. The article is devoted to the analysis of the prospects for the formation of a tourist brand in the city of Verkhoyansk (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)), a settlement with an officially registered absolute minimum temperature in the Northern Hemisphere (-67.8°C). Based on a comparative analysis of successful international urban branding cases (Rovaniemi (Finland), Oslo (Norway), Irkutsk (Russia), Veliky Ustyug (Russia)), the authors have developed a multi-level positioning strategy that includes phases of identification, productive development and promotion.</p> <p>Purpose. The aim is to develop scientifically based and practical recommendations for creating an attractive international tourism brand for the city of Verkhoyansk based on the adaptation of successful practices of international urban branding.</p> <p>Materials and methods. The methodological basis of the research is a synthesis of qualitative approaches, including a comparative analysis of successful international cases, an assessment of Verkhoyansk’s internal potential and external conditions using SWOT analysis, as well as strategic modeling based on the theoretical framework of Simon Anholt’s place branding (the “Hexagon of Nations” model) and Philip Kotler’s place marketing.</p> <p>Results. Special attention is paid to the balance between the commercialization of extreme climate and the preservation of the authentic cultural environment of the indigenous peoples of the North. The result of the research is a roadmap that provides for the creation of a cluster model and a set of communication solutions for target audiences.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Обоснование. Статья посвящена анализу перспектив формирования туристического бренда города Верхоянска (Республика Саха (Якутия)) – населенного пункта с официально зарегистрированным абсолютным минимумом температуры в Северном полушарии (-67.8°C). На основе сравнительного анализа успешных международных кейсов городского брендинга (Рованиеми (Финляндия), Осло (Норвегия), Иркутск (Россия), Великий Устюг (Россия)) авторами разработана многоуровневая стратегия позиционирования, включающая фазы идентификации, продуктивного развития и продвижения.</p> <p>Цель – разработать научно-обоснованные и практические рекомендации по созданию привлекательного международного туристического бренда для города Верхоянска на основе адаптации успешных практик международного городского брендинга.</p> <p>Материалы и методы. Методологическую основу исследования составляет синтез качественных подходов, включающий сравнительный анализ успешных международных кейсов, оценку внутреннего потенциала и внешних условий Верхоянска с помощью SWOT-анализа, а также стратегическое моделирование, опирающееся на теоретические рамки брендинга мест Саймона Анхольта (модель «Шестигранник наций») и маркетинга мест Филипа Котлера.</p> <p>Результаты. Особое внимание уделяется балансу между коммерциализацией экстремального климата и сохранением аутентичной культурной среды коренных народов Севера. Результатом исследования является дорожная карта, предусматривающая создание кластерной модели и комплекса коммуникационных решений для целевых аудиторий.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>brand</kwd><kwd>tourism</kwd><kwd>Verkhoyansk</kwd><kwd>polar cold</kwd><kwd>Far North</kwd><kwd>experience</kwd><kwd>territorial development</kwd><kwd>territorial branding</kwd><kwd>extreme tourism</kwd><kwd>Pole of Cold</kwd><kwd>Arctic</kwd><kwd>sustainable development</kwd><kwd>Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>бренд</kwd><kwd>туризм</kwd><kwd>Верхоянск</kwd><kwd>полярных холод</kwd><kwd>Крайний Север</kwd><kwd>опыт</kwd><kwd>развитие территорий</kwd><kwd>брендинг территорий</kwd><kwd>экстремальный туризм</kwd><kwd>Полюс холода</kwd><kwd>Арктика</kwd><kwd>устойчивое развитие</kwd><kwd>Республика Саха (Якутия)</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Kotler, F., Asplund, K., Rein, I., &amp; Haider, D. 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