Russians stake out post on Norway’s Arctic edge

On the western edge of Norway’s arctic island of Svalbard, the vodka flows and Lenin’s statue stands proudly in the town square. About 400 Russians and Ukrainians make a living here, off coal mining and tourism. The small but hardy community is strategically important for Moscow, which has its eyes on the Arctic’s oil reserves, which will become increasingly accessible as the ice melts due to global warming. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.