RUSSIA – NORWAY The Russian Orthodox outpost in Norway

In 2017, the parish priest of the Svjato-Onežskij cathedral on the Russian Arctic coast began negotiations with the Norwegian mayor of Vardø to build a Russian Orthodox chapel on the fishing island. But when the plans included an imposing 17-metre-high building in the middle of NATO’s large radar installations, the city council refused to grant permission despite generous Russian offers of subsidies.Read More