The Problem of Spitsbergen on the Pages of the Soviet Press in the Context of the Transformation of Soviet-Norwegian Relations During the Cold War (Based on the Materials of the Newspaper “Pravda”)

Abstract

The article examines the changes in Soviet-Norwegian relations during the Cold War and the reflection in the Soviet press of one of the key issues of interaction between the USSR and Norway. After the Second World War, the strategic importance of the archipelago became obvious, so the USSR is striving to maintain its presence in Svalbard and comply with the provisions of the Svalbard Treaty of 1920, while Norway introduces its own legislation on the archipelago, limiting the rights of the countries signatories of the Svalbard Treaty. The study of the Svalbard problem and its influence on Soviet-Norwegian relations is relevant from the point of view of determining the causes of contradictions in modern Russian-Norwegian relations, changes and continuity in international politics at the present stage.