Barentsburgh

Barentsburg (Russian: Баренцбург) is the second largest settlement on Svalbard, with about 400 inhabitants, almost entirely Russians and Ukrainians. The Russian-owned Arktikugol has been mining coal here since 1932, and during the Cold War Barentsburg was a veritable hotbed of activity as the Russians attempted to expand their zone of control over the islands.

Although Svalbard is under Norwegian sovereignty, the unique Svalbard Treaty of 1920 allows citizens of signatory countries equal rights to exploit natural resources. Currently, Russia is the only country to maintain such a presence. Russia maintains a consulate in Barentsburg.

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[axeltron]

Yuhuuu i see the house where i lived for 1 year :)

On 1:33 on the left side in the middle .. :) Nice .. :)

When it was recorded ?

[MarjaKonimaki]

I was in Spitsbergen in August 2008.

I want to go there in wintertime too , some day.

[luckyowl249]

Int. place.Thanks for your video!

[ballm0use]

barentsburg is a dump. as a norwegian i could not believe the polution, which is more visible in winter due to the black snow. it's a shithole. which is a shame, because the people are nice, i have a ukrainian friend who moved from barentsburg to longyearbyen. he now lives in norway and has a much better life

[Teddysk89]

lucky man, what was the reason you went there?

[FudProductions]

0:40 "Tervetuloa" ?

Did you see any finns there?

[axeltron]

for fun .. nothing .. just drink :D

[hjaltigto]

how was it to live there ?? what do people do there for fun ??