Barentsburg

Norwegian transporters bring goods to Russian coal-miners

Dilemma solved: Two containers with food supplies that were stopped on the land border to Norway are now underway towards

The modernisation of the polluting object is necessary for cuts in CO2 emissions, a Russian government commission decides. The coal

The Russian mining town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago lost 20 percent of its population since last year. Barentsburg is the

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

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.

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

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

The proud mining history of Barentsburg comes closer to an end as industrial sites and facilities are taken over by

Coal mining is no longer the biggest revenue source for the Russian settlement of Barentsburg. For the first time, revenues