Relations sour between Svalbard town’s Russian and Ukrainian communities while local tourism company is accused of being ‘arm of the Russian state’ “Barentsburg welcomes you” read the white letters in ...
In Barentsburg, in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, relics of a bygone era - a bust of Lenin, a sculpture with Cyrillic script declaring “Our goal - Communism” - bear witness to Russia’s longstanding ...
Long ReadDespite being on Norwegian territory, Barentsburg's residents are Russians and Ukrainians who have come to work here. Since the invasion of Ukraine, it has found itself at the center of a ...
On a clear day, the approach to Longyearbyen Airport on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard leaves a stunning first impression. The vast expanse of glistening glaciers stretch out to the horizon, ...
Across the Arctic, governments are recalibrating priorities. Reuters has reported that Russia is investing heavily in the Northern Sea Route, aiming to turn it into a viable shipping corridor between ...
A BUST OF Lenin glowers over the square in Barentsburg. Public signs are in Cyrillic script; murals and banners celebrate Russian scientists and artists. Russia’s tricolour flaps from buildings beside ...
BARENTSBURG, NorwayBARENTSBURG, Norway — Russian food supplies bound for an Arctic coal mining settlement have resumed transiting via mainland Norway after weeks of tension, a Russian representative ...
Who would visit a Russian Orthodox church in the Arctic, in a land of polar bears and endless snow? The Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is considered part of Norway, however, under international ...
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