Norwegian and Russian Mining and Mining Communities in Monica Kristensen’s Oeuvre

• Published in: Poljarnyj vestnik
• Main Author: Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Svalbard; coal mining; Monica Kristensen; Literature (General); PN1-6790; Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages; PG1-9665; Arctic; Longyearbyen; Barentsburg; Kristensen; Kings Bay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/6.6573; https://doaj.org/article/862725a8cc69497da7891ff4ab7d2c61

Monica Kristensen is a Norwegian glaciologist, meteorologist, polar explorer and author of fiction (crime novels) and nonfiction (about expeditions, Svalbard, The Kings Bay Affair, and Roald Amundsen). In her altogether five crime novels, all of which take place in Svalbard, the plot is inextricably...