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Students, employees urge rector at university in Arctic Russia to withdraw war-support

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 14:14
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Strong-worded letter expresses a real fear of Russians being deprived of basic civil rights and that the country will enter

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In Russia’s North, locals are starting to feel the new war economy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 8, 2022 at 16:35
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Five weeks after the onslaught against Ukraine, dire consequences of war are increasingly being felt by ordinary Russians. Inflation is

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Population of Murmansk, Russia, down by 8,700

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 09:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 09:58
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First of all, we need to take measures to stop the current decrease, Acting Deputy Governor Maria Derunova told the Barents

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Russian Sami activist protesting Ukrainian conflict seeks asylum in Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 4, 2022 at 15:00
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“I can never return to Russia before the genocide regime is changed,” says Andrei Danilov, a Kildin Sámi from Olenegorsk

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Schools in Murmansk, in Arctic Russia, told to teach anti-Ukraine propaganda

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 08:59
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Teachers are requested to enlighten school kids about Ukraine’s “genocide against Russians” and its “historical adherence” to Russia. The Ministry

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Russia intends to make Arctic towns more attractive with new “Arctic standard”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 11:16
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Plenty of paint and cement will be needed as Russian bureaucrats introduce an “Arctic standard” and “design code” for far

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Russia’s new North Pole platform soon ready to move into ice

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 13:08
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The unique research station will conduct its first expedition this year, the country’s natural resource minster says. There is still

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New “Arctic bus” to be tested in Russia’s Far North

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 17:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 17:51
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A new type of bus specially designed to navigate the Russian Arctic in extreme conditions will soon be tested in

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Rosneft’s new Arctic field gets name after deceased EMERCOM chief Zinichev

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:27
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Rosneft’s new Arctic field gets name after deceased EMERCOM chief Zinichev The field that will carry Yevgeny Zinichev’s name is

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Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Mikhail Metzel / AP)
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Russia’s Sergei Shoigu lines up a circumpolar cruise

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 09:55
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The Russian defence minister intends to organise a historical circumpolar voyage that includes visits to all Arctic archipelagos. Shoigu presented

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Arctic Coast Guard Forum meeting underway in Russia

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 14:46
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Coast Guard reps from the eight Arctic countries are currently meeting in Russia to discuss further operational cooperation amongst its

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Ten percent of population on Russia’s Kola Peninsula has been infected with COVID-19

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 13, 2021 at 09:54
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Murmansk region on Monday reached the mark of 70,000 cases as the number of new infections remains high. 143 new

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Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship returns to Arctic after troublesome year

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 10:58
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The nuclear-powered cargo ship crossed the Arctic Circle at 66°34’N early Tuesday morning Currently steaming north along Norway’s northern coast,

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Production of Arctic fiber-optic cable starts in Murmansk

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 2, 2021 at 09:50 — Last Updated: Monday, August 2, 2021 at 09:52
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Six pairs of fiber-optic cables with a bandwidth of up to 104 Tb/s will be laid on the seafloor along

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COVID-19 cases up 200% in Murmansk, Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 15:43
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About 260 new cases with COVID-19 are detected daily over the last week in Murmansk region, three times more than

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