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The number of young people and their share in the total Russian population has declined steadily in recent years.

June 19, 2013
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Norwegian researcher Salve Dahle fears Russia’s new law requiring NGOs to register as foreign agents could have a chilling effect on research cooperation in the Barents Region.

June 18, 2013
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Three cadets from the Norwegian Police University College claim they were assaulted and robbed on their way out after a late evening at the striptease bar XXXX in Murmansk. Local law enforcement sources tells another story.

June 05, 2013
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Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today laid down wreaths at the memorial to the Red Army soldier in Kirkenes.

June 04, 2013
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KIRKENES: Environmentalists shout slogans and call for green action as Premier Medvedev arrives at the Barents Summit in Kirkenes, Norway.

June 03, 2013
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When the Kirkenes Declaration was signed in 1993, it marked the establishment of a new type of international relations that had been impossible during the Cold War, says Professor Oleg Andreev.

May 31, 2013
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The Murmansk State Humanities University and the University of Nordland are joining forces over the establishment of a cross-border research center in Nikel, the border town between Russia and Norway.

May 31, 2013
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On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation and the upcoming Barents Summit, we here present 20 different views on the success behind and the future of the Barents Region.

May 30, 2013
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In August the international cycling elite will cross the Arctic Circle for the first ever edition of the Arctic Race of Norway.

May 29, 2013
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The case against Tatiana Kulbakina was dismissed by the court in Murmansk yesterday because of violations in the investigation.

May 28, 2013
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The number of Russian organizations listed as “foreign agents” is growing rapidly and might soon include also sociological polling centers, research institutes and others receiving support from abroad.

May 23, 2013
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The town of Kirkenes on the border to Russia was blessed with unusual nice weather on this year’s National Day. Have a look at how the town's people celebrated “syttende mai”.

May 21, 2013
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Last Thursday people all over Russia celebrated Victory Day, which marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War. BarentsObserver brings you photos from the celebrations in Murmansk, Nikel, Arkhangelsk and Litsa.

May 13, 2013
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