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Every book about Svalbard that two catalogues confirm, oldest first: 796 works, checked 8 November 2026.

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The Russians

Works whose subject headings name Russians, Russia, the Soviet Union or the pomors, or that carry the tag of a Russian settlement.

Published 1894 to 2026, 38 works

Rebuilt 8 November 2026

  1. Zwei Fahrten in das nördliche Eismeer nach Spitzbergen und Novaja Zemlja, 1894 No period given: the Russian presence.
  2. Aus Ost und Nord: Reiseschilderungen: I. Durch Russland. II. Nach Spitzbergen, 1898 No period given: the Russian presence.
  3. Vijf jaar in ijs en sneeuw: mijn leven in het noordpoolgebied, 1929 No period given: the Russian presence, at Barentsburg.
  4. Some echinoderms from Franz Josef Land, Victoriaøya and Hopen: Collected on the Norwegian scientific expedition 1930, 1935 No period given: the Russian presence, on Hopen.
  5. Some Pelecypods from Franz Josef Land, Victoriaøya and Hopen: collected on the Norwegian scientific expedition 1930, 1939 No period given: the Russian presence, on Hopen.
  6. Bryophytes from Franz Josef Land and eastern Svalbard, 1940 No period given: the Russian presence.
  7. Russerne på Svalbard: hvem er de?: hva gjør de?, 1978 No period given: the Russian presence, at Barentsburg.
  8. Arctic airmen: the RAF in Spitsbergen and North Russia in 1942, 1987 Covers 1939 to 1945: the Russian presence.
  9. Ugol'nye šachty na Špicbergene, 1988 No period given: the Russian presence, at Barentsburg and Pyramiden.
  10. Spitzbergen Handbuch, 1989 No period given: the Russian presence.
  11. Guide to Spitsbergen, 1991 No period given: the Russian presence.
  12. Marine management in disputed areas: the case of the Barents Sea, 1992 No period given: the Russian presence.
  13. Strategic interests in the Arctic, 1992 No period given: the Russian presence.
  14. A Soviet grab for the High North?: USSR, Svalbard, and Northern Norway 1920-1953, 1993 Covers 1920 to 1953: the Russian presence.
  15. Arctic geology and petroleum potential: proceedings of the Norwegian Petroleum Society conference, 15-17 August 1990, Tromsø, Norway, 1993 No period given: the Russian presence.
  16. Von Spitzbergen nach Franz-Josef-Land: am kalten Rand der Erde, 1993 No period given: the Russian presence.
  17. Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: an encyclopedia, 1994 No period given: the Russian presence.
  18. Paul Bjørvig, Hardhausen: dagbøkene 32 år etter: Frans Josefs land og Svalbard, 1996 No period given: the Russian presence.
  19. Willem Barentsz' siste reise, 1997 Covers 1500 to 1599: the Russian presence, on Bjørnøya.
  20. Den russiske fangsten på Svalbard: en reanalyse av arkeologiske og historiske kilder, 2000 No period given: the Russian presence.
  21. Spitsbergen: Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, Jan Mayen, 2005 No period given: the Russian presence.
  22. Berserk til Valhall, 2006 No period given: the Russian presence.
  23. Frå Svalbard til Odessa: på flukt gjennom krigen, 2006 Covers 1939 to 1945: the Russian presence.
  24. Geology of the land and sea areas of northern Europe: a collection of short descriptions of the geology of countries and sea areas within the region covered by the 1:4 million bedrock geological map, 2007 No period given: the Russian presence.
  25. Pyramiden: portrett av ein forlaten utopi, 2007 No period given: the Russian presence, at Pyramiden.
  26. Småstat og energistormakt: Norges sikkerhetspolitiske rolle i nord, 2008 No period given: the Russian presence.
  27. The place of no roads, 2009 No period given: the Russian presence, at Pyramiden.
  28. Norway and Russia in the Arctic: conference proceedings from the international conference "Norway and Russia in the Arctic", Longyearbyen, 25-28 August 2009, 2010 No period given: the Russian presence.
  29. Persistent memories: Pyramiden - a Soviet mining town in the High Arctic, 2010 No period given: the Russian presence, at Pyramiden.
  30. Russisk svalbardpolitikk: Svalbard sett fra den andre siden, 2010 No period given: the Russian presence.
  31. Den døde i Barentsburg, 2011 Covers 2010 to 2019: the Russian presence, at Barentsburg.
  32. Skeppsbrott i Arktis: berättelser från övervintringar på Spetsbergen och Björnön, 1630-1750, 2011 No period given: the Russian presence, on Bjørnøya.
  33. Redningsdåden: om Maksim Gorkiy-havariet utenfor Svalbard i 1989, 2012 No period given: the Russian presence.
  34. Kaldfront: konfliktområdet Svalbard gjennom 100 år, 2016 No period given: the Russian presence.
  35. Annleislandet Svalbard: små liv i storpolitikken, 2023 No period given: the Russian presence, at Longyearbyen and Barentsburg.
  36. Spillet om Svalbard, 2024 No period given: the Russian presence.
  37. Glasnostår på Svalbard, 2025 Covers 1970 to 1999: the Russian presence, at Longyearbyen, Barentsburg and Pyramiden.
  38. Russerne på Svalbard: Norge under Putins press, 2026 No period given: the Russian presence.