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Norwegian transporters bring goods to Russian coal-miners

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 09:14
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Dilemma solved: Two containers with food supplies that were stopped on the land border to Norway are now underway towards

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Russia’s coal-fired power plant in Svalbard faces overhaul

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 5, 2021 at 08:45
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The modernisation of the polluting object is necessary for cuts in CO2 emissions, a Russian government commission decides. The coal

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Sharp population decline in Barentsburg in Norway’s Arctic archipelago

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:05
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The Russian mining town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago lost 20 percent of its population since last year. Barentsburg is the

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Russia considers building its own fleet of Arctic cruise ships

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 12:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:29
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Murmansk, in northwest Russia, and Barentsburg, on Svalbard, could become vital ports for a new series of Russian medium-sized luxury

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Longread – Svalbard town phasing out coal to become gateway for Russia’s Arctic tourism

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018 at 14:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 09:47
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For visitors, the Russian town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago combines the contrasts of pristine Arctic beauty and Soviet style industry.

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Helicopter crash might add power to Russia’s push for new base in Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017 at 08:46 — Last Updated: Friday, October 27, 2017 at 09:58
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It did not pass many hours after yesterday’s tragic helicopter crash outside Barentsburg before Anatoly Leontiev, a representative of the

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Russian helicopter down over Norwegian archipelago

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 11:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 13:54
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According to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway (JRCC), the helicopter was on its way from Pyramiden, an

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Tourism outdoes Russian coal mining in Svalbard settlement

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 13:36
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The proud mining history of Barentsburg comes closer to an end as industrial sites and facilities are taken over by

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Russian tourism on Svalbard up 500%

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 13:43
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Coal mining is no longer the biggest revenue source for the Russian settlement of Barentsburg. For the first time, revenues

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