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<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>15,000 russian seamen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
After the Russian Revolution in 1917, the old trade contacts were broken. But around 1990-91, Russian ships once again began to call at Troms\u00f8. Today, Russian trawlers come here to unload fish, wait for quotas, receive supplies and make repairs. Some of their fishing vessels have been embargoed for long periods. A large number of trawlers have visited Troms\u00f8 Harbour during the past decade. For example, 489 Russian ships had port calls in 1997. On a randomly picked date, 3. March 2003, 22 Russian ships were visiting Troms\u00f8. Under normal operations, the trawler crews number anywhere between 30-40 men. It is presumed that at least 15,000 Russian seamen visit Troms\u00f8 every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Russian seamen can again be observed in groups along Main Street (Storgata), exactly like it was before WWI. But the colourful picture from the Pomor period has been replaced by a gloomy \u201ccoverage photo\u201d in dark grey tones. The newspaper headlines from the past decade have mainly focused on negative aspects: Rusty trawlers, embargoed ships, fishing scandals involving cheating, vodka sales, trafficking of prostitution, illegal traffic at the city\u2019s rubbish dump and thefts committed by Russian seamen. In this crude media picture, the positive sides of the fishermen\u2019s presence have only slightly been made visible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact that the Russian trawlers deliver important goods and secure jobs on the Norwegian side is often forgotten. Also, the Russians\u2019 own perceptions of the trawler traffic have only barely gotten a chance in the media. It is not the museum\u2019s intention to contradict the negative sides of the activities, but to contribute to a more balanced picture by pointing out other non-communicated aspects of the Russian presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through a one-year documentation project with start-up in the autumn of 2004, Perspektivet Museum is aiming to study the everyday life of the Russian seamen and their encounters with the Troms\u00f8 community, seen in the light of the long historic contacts. The documentation will be based on direct observations onboard the trawlers in port and in the environments where the seamen move about, interviews with the seamen and their Norwegian collaborators, as well as with photographs and audio recordings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The results will be processed and communicated in the form of an exhibition at Perspektivet Museum, publications and contributions to professional conferences, in the Network for Contemporary Documentation and similar places. The project has thus far received NOK 200,000 in support from The Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manager<\/strong>: Astri Fremmerlid\/Perspektivet Museum Contact post@perspektivet.no<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Secure jobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Project Manager<\/strong>: Caroline Serck-Hanssen\/Perspektivet Museum
Historical part<\/strong>: Marianne A. Olsen\/Perspektivet Museum
Photographers<\/strong>: Mari Hildung\/Perspektivet Museum og Helge A. Wold <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInterested in the exhibition catalog?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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