Spitsbergen: The Long Dark Night

Spitsbergen: The Long Dark Night

The Russian settlements on Spitsbergen may find themselves in a food blockade.

Norway had refused a Russian request to allow the transit of goods to Russian settlements on Spitsbergen through the only checkpoint on the Russian-Norwegian border. In response, Moscow has asked to review the existing sanctions: to exclude some restrictions so as not to disrupt food supplies. But the Norwegian authorities refused. So now, Russian settlements may find themselves in a food blockade.

Spitsbergen is a vast polar archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. Hundreds of Russian citizens live there. They work for a mining company and live in harsh conditions: long polar nights, polar bears on the streets, and piercing wind.

In 2014, an RT Documentary film crew visited this unique place. Watch our documentary Spitsbergen: The Long Dark Night to learn more about how Russians live on one of the northernmost islands of the planet.

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