Atle Staalesen

Sea trials for Northern Fleet missile cruiser

After more than five years of repairs, Slava-class cruiser «Marshal Ustinov» makes it out at sea.
October 31, 2016

Mining company builds new railway in Kola Peninsula

It will connect the rich phosphorous resources of the Oleny Ruchey project.
October 31, 2016

Gazprom puts Yamal expansion on hold

Full-scale production in Bovenenkovo will come late 2018 and the nearby Kharasavey might be developed only in 2024.
October 28, 2016

Norwegian researchers prepare return to Russian waters

But it might have to be with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense on board.
October 28, 2016

«This will clearly not make our relationship better», says MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

A Russian response to the displacement of U.S. Marines in Norway.
October 28, 2016

Levada rejects inclusion in foreign agent list, gets 300.000 ruble fine

The independent pollster insists it should not be on the disgraced list.
October 27, 2016

Russia’s first BRICS project comes to Karelia

An 8.15 billion ruble investment from the New Development Bank opens for the construction of two new hydropower stations in the Northwest Russian region.
October 27, 2016

700 men building new airfield in Franz Josef Land

The Nagurskoye base will be operational all-year-round and able to handle almost all kind of aircrafts.
October 26, 2016

Arctic university mulls cuts in Russia programs

«It would be a great loss not only for the University of Tromsø, but for all of northern Norway», a professor says.
October 26, 2016

Most Chinese tourists on Russian icebreaker tours

Almost 30 percent of the visitors to Russian archipelagos of Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land are from the the People’s Republic of China.
October 25, 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
@atlestaalesen