Tag: Arctic

Beaded Arctic Journeys: A Story of One Beaded Earring

On By Roza LaptanderIn AllLeave a comment

It's a time when the Winter Olympics captivate so many of us, and we're glued to our televisions, heartspounding with excitement. I, too, watch the winter sports competitions, feeling my pulse quicken as I count along with the judges: 1, 2, 3... But I don't count the athletes' points; I count the beads, stringing them …

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Solitude in the wake of Willem Barentsz

On By Roza LaptanderIn All, Fennoscandia, Guests, Publications, Russian North3 Comments

A very new book with many beautiful pictures and a colourful text made by photographer Jeroen Toirkens and writer Petra Sjouwerman, with a historical epilogue by Diederik Veerman, was recently published in the Netherlands. It tells about a trip made following the so-called ‘Barents Road’ on the Barents Region, to the area that has been …

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