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Grumant : an island of communism /

The arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen was discovered in 1596. In 1920, a treaty established it as both a Norwegian territory and a free economic zone, allowing 46 countries to access it for commercial and scientific activity. The Soviets established their settlement here shortly thereafter, calling...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tverdovskiy, Ivan (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Gridin, Mihail (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Russian
Language Notes:In Russian with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Grasshopper Film, 2015.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Foreign workers, Russian > Norway > Barentsburg > Social life and customs.
Coal miners > Norway > Spitsbergen Island > Social conditions.
Spitsbergen Island (Norway)
Mineurs de charbon > Norvège > Spitzberg (Île) > Conditions sociales.
Spitzberg (Norvège : Île)
Coal miners > Social conditions
Norway > Barentsburg
Svalbard > Spitsbergen Island
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen was discovered in 1596. In 1920, a treaty established it as both a Norwegian territory and a free economic zone, allowing 46 countries to access it for commercial and scientific activity. The Soviets established their settlement here shortly thereafter, calling it Grumant. Today, it's the only one that remains.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 16, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 minutes)
Playing Time:00:53:41
Production Credits:Director and producer, Ivan Tverdovskiy ; executive producer, Mihail Gridin ; cinematography, Ivan I. Tverdovskiy, Ivan Alferov, Evgeny Kokusev, Alex Mikeladze ; screenplay, Ivan S. Tverdovskiy ; editing, Andrey Demidov ; composer, Evgueny Kadimsky.