Svalbard-research becomes more important for China, professor says
China’s Polar Research Institute agrees to prepare joint Arctic scientific projects with Russian partners. This became clear during a recent
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Norway challenges Russia’s plans for Svalbard Education Centre
Norway’s UNIS – The University centre in Svalbard – shall be the only to offer higher education, the Government’s Report
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Last private land on Svalbard up for sale for €300 million
With 60 square kilometers, about the size of Manhattan, and a coastline of five kilometers, the unique faraway property on
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Russia says it will start direct tourist voyages to Svalbard
Ildar Neverov, the leader of state-owned company Arktikugol, made the announcement about a direct sea route from mainland Russia to
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Russian diplomat staged Navy Parade at Norway’s Svalbard archipelago
The world’s northernmost diplomat, GRU-affiliated Andrei Chemerilo, led the military-inspired small flotilla in the waters outside Barentsburg on Sunday. Five
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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
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Russia’s coal-fired power plant in Svalbard faces overhaul
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%
Coal mining is no longer the biggest revenue source for the Russian settlement of Barentsburg. For the first time, revenues
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