Atle Staalesen

Moscow says it will step up support of regional media

A bill submitted to the State Duma proposes to increase federal funding of regional news makers. Legislators fear a mass closure of newspapers.
November 22, 2016

Lukoil, Rosneft eye opening of new Arctic oil region

The pristine lands of the Taymyr Peninsula are subject to growing interest from Russia’s two biggest oil companies.
November 22, 2016

Novatek confirms plans for new yard in Murmansk

The Kola Yard will be instrumental for the company’s development of LNG projects in the Arctic.
November 21, 2016

Severomorsk now owes more than one billion

Military budgets are higher than ever, but the Navy town still has no money for heating.
November 18, 2016

Court turns down appeal, Levada stuck on Foreign Agent list

Russia’s only independent pollster insists it is not engaged in political activity.
November 18, 2016

More protection for Russian Arctic archipelagos

Militarization and offshore oil development notwithstanding, major new areas of Russian Arctic lands are being subjected to enhanced environmental protection.
November 18, 2016

Record heat sends shockwave through Arctic

From Svalbard to the New Siberian Islands. The Russian and Norwegian Arctic has never been this warm in November.
November 18, 2016

This could become Russia’s alternative to Longyearbyen

In the future, North Pole tourists should travel through Khatanga, the settlement on the Taymyr peninsula, regional authorities say.
November 17, 2016

«Still room for Russian protest songs in Kirkenes»

The meddling of Russian authorities in Norwegian musician Moddi’s concerts in northern Norway does not pose a threat to cross-border cultural cooperation, says Luba Kuzovnikova, leader of curator group Pikene på Broen.
November 17, 2016

«I suppose someone paid for my expulsion from Russia»

Norwegian businessman Atle Berge invested heavily in Murmansk and made great success. Not everyone liked that.
November 16, 2016

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
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