The Cold War in the Arctic

International conference The Cold War in the Arctic

Prof. Suprun Mikhail N. – Leader of the project Danilov Nikolay A. – secretary of project Mrs. Melnik Tatyana F. – press-secretary Mr. Danilov Alexander A. – technical support

Members of the Org.Committee Interpreters Prof. Repnevsky, Andrey V. Dr. Shpyakina, Olga A. Ass.Prof. Boldyrev, Roman Yu. Mrs. Lavrinova, Natalya I. Ass.Prof.Podoplyekin, Andrey O. Ms. Medvedkina, Kseniya A. Ass.Prof. Zaretskaya, Oksana V. Ms. Yartseva, Kseniya V. Mr. Kozlov, Dmitry S.

The Cold War in the Arctic / Холодная война в Арктике

SEPTEMBER 12, FRIDAY

Local Museum (Gostiny Dvor) Naberejnaya Severnoy Dviny, 85 15.00 – registration of the participants 16.00 – Greetings (The Local Museum, One-pillar chamber) Prof. Elena V. Kudryashova – vice-governor of the Arkhangelsk Region Prof. Irina R. Lugovskaya – rector of Pomor State University Dr. Elizabeth Bauer – Head of Konrad Adenauer Foundation Branch in St. Petersburg

Press-conference (The Local Museum, One-pillar chamber)

Coffee-break and book presentations

Meeting of the Steering Group of the “Cold War in the Arctic” Project Dr. Tomas Colin Archer (Norway, Bodo, National Aviation Museum) “Icefrontier” – main idea and concept Dr. Peter Glanfield (Norway, Bodo) “Icefrontier” Dr. Oddbjorn Paulsen (Norway, Bodo) - Steering group of the “Cold War in the Arctic” Project Dr. Staffan Rеdelius (Sweden, Lulea) - Steering group of the “Cold War in the Arctic” Project

17.30 – 20.30 Cultural program (The Local Museum)

Board of the steamer «GOGOL» 20.30 – Starting boarding (steamer “GOGOL” – Morskoy-Rechnoy Vokzal)

21.30 – Dinner (On board of the steamer «GOGOL»)

WRITTEN PRESENTATIONS Acad. Fursenko A.A. (Russia, StPtb) (died June 24, 2008) The Cold War, Secret Service and Foreign Policy. Prof. Konasov V.B. (Russia, Vologda) (died June 27, 2008) The POWs Problem and the Cold War.

Dr. Hall, Cargill (USA, Washington, DC) The 14 April 1956 Overflight of Noril’sk, USSR. Dr. Capelotti, Peter J. (USA, Washington, DC) Across the Top of the World: The U.S. Coast Guard’s 1957 Northwest Passage Expedition. Dr. Gorter, Waling T. (Norway, Vadso) The Border Problem and the Cold War in the Arctic.

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SEPTEMBER 13, SUNDAY

Board of the steamer «GOGOL» 8.30 – Breakfast 9.30 – History Network

Section 1. (Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha") International Relations in the Arctic During the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Noskov V.V., Dr Etland, Kristian 09.30-10.00 – Prof. Noskov V.V. (Russia, StPtb). Is the Cold War over? Discussion. 10.20-10.50 – Dr. Еtland, Kristian (Norway, FFI, Kjeller). Mikhail Gorbachev, the Murmansk Speech, and the End of the Cold War in the Arctic. Discussion. 11.20-11.50 – Prof. Smirnov A.I. (Russia, Moscow) Murmansk Initiatives of President M. Gorbachev: Lessons of History (overview of the participant). Discussion. 12.00- 12.30 – Prof. Lukin Yu.F. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) Arctic Today: for Russia and the World. Discussion. 12.50-13.20 – Dr. Lunak, Petr (Russia, Moscow), Cold War Lessons in NATO-Russia Relations. Discussion. 14.15-15.00 – Lunch

Section 2. (Music saloon / "Muzikalny salon") Navy, Aviation and Secret Operations in the Arctic During the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Yegorova N.A. Prof. Sheldon-Duplaix, Alexandre 09.30-10.00 – Prof. Yegorova N.A. (Russia, Moscow) Soviet Navy and the Arctic in the First Decades of the Cold War. Discussion. 10.20-10.50 – Prof. Kopanev V.N. (Russia, Murmansk), Prof. Makurov V.G. (Russia, Petro- zavodsk) The Northern Fleet and the Caribbean Crisis. Discussion. 11.20-11.50 – Col. Aprelev S.V. (Russia, SPtb) The Cold War at Sea. Discussion. 12.20-12.50 – Prof. Sheldon-Duplaix, Alexandre (France, Paris) From Allies to Antagonists: Western naval attaches in the Soviet Union, 1945-1952. Discussion.

13.30-14.30 - Lunch

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Section 1. (Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha") International Relations in the Arctic during the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Noskov V.V., Dr Etland, Kristian 15.00- 15.30 – Prof. Suprun M.N. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) The Withdrawal of the Soviet Troops from Norway in 1945 and the Specific Features of the Cold War in the Arctic. Discussion. 15.50-16.20 – Dr. Skogrand, Kjetil (Norway, Oslo) The Defense of Norway and the Cold War in the Arctic. Discussion. 16.40-17.10 – Ass.Prof. Podoplyekin A.O. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) Norway in the System of International Security in the first Decade of the Cold War. Discussion. 17.30-18.00 – Ms. Torneus, Ragna (Norway, Tromso) Norway and the beginning of the Cold War. Discussion.

Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha" 18.30 – Round table «THE COLD WAR AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE NATO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS IN THE ARCTIC». (Moderator: Dr. Lunak, Petr.)

20.00 – Dinner

Section 2. (Music saloon / "Muzikalny salon") Navy, Aviation and Secret Operations in the Arctic During the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Yegorova N.A. Prof. Sheldon-Duplaix, Alexandre 15.00-15.30 – Ass.Prof. Balova M.V., Prof. Lizunov P.V. (Russia, Severodvinsk) The Development of the Naval Ship-Building in the Russian North during the Cold War. Discussion. 15.50-16.20 – Dr. Kleve, Karl (Norway, Bodo) How the Cold War shaped the North Norwegian aviation. Discussion. 16.40-17.10 – Col. Grigoriev B.N., Grigorieva N.G. (Russia, Moscow) The Cold War: Lessons of History. Discussion. 17.30-18.00 – Prof. Makurov V.G., Mr. Lukyanov V.S.(Russia, Petrozavodsk) Some Episodes of the Cold War in the North. Discussion.

Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha" 18.30 – Round table «THE COLD WAR AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE NATO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS IN THE ARCTIC». (Moderator: Dr. Lunak, Petr.)

20.00 - Dinner

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SEPTEMBER 14, SUNDAY

Board of the steamer «GOGOL» 8.30 – Breakfast 10.00 – History Network

Section 1. (Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha") International Relations in the Arctic during the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Noskov V.V. Dr. Etland, Kristian 10.30-11.00 – Prof. Repnevsky A.V. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) The Northern Soviet Newspapers on Soviet-Norwegian Relations at the Beginning of the Cold War. Discussion. 11.20-11.50 – Mr. Wikstrom, Thorbjorn (Sweden, Lulea) The Defense of the Northern Sweden Under the Cold War. Discussion. 12.10- 12.40 – Ass.Prof. Zaretskaya O.V. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) The Cold War and the Attempts of Arranging the Scandinavian Defense Union. Discussion. 13.00- 13.30 – Mr. Danilov N.A. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) The second half of the 1940s: Norway on the Crossroad. Discussion.

13.50- 15.00 - Lunch

Section 2. (Music saloon / "Muzikalny salon") Navy, Aviation and Secret Operations in the Arctic During the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Yegorova N.A. Prof. Sheldon-Duplaix, Alexandre 10.30-11.00 – Prof. Krasavtsev L.B. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) The Northern Merchant Fleet and the Cold War. Discussion. 11.20-11.50 – PGSt. Shilova A.V. (Russia, StPtb) “The Periscope Syndrome” in the Soviet- Scandinavian Relations. Discussion. 12.10- 12.40 – Cpt. Bratbak, Bjorn (Norway). Foreign Submarine Violations of Scandinavian Waters – a Recent Media Debate in Sweden. Discussion. 13.00-13.30- Mr. Kozlov D.S. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) The Dissent Movement in the Arkhangelsk Region During the Cold War. Discussion.

14.00- 15.00 - Lunch

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Section 1. (Rest saloon"Salon otdyha") International Relations in the Arctic during the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Noskov V.V., Dr. Etland, Kristian 15.00-15.30 – Mr. Bresky, Tomas, Mrs. Bresky, Gunilla (Lulea, Sweden) A Spy Story in the Shadow of the Cold War. Discussion 15.50-16.20 - Ass.Prof. Repnevsky V.A. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) Reaction of Scandinavian Countries on the events in the South Ossetia and relations with Russia. Discussion Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha" 16.30 – Round table «THE COLD WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN THE ARCTIC» (Moderator: Prof. Repnevsky, Andrey V.)

18.30 – Dinner (Green Field, Malye Korely)

Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha" 21.00- Presentation of the Documentary Films of Gunilla Bresky, Sergey Aprelev, Peter Capelotti

Section 2. (Music saloon / "Muzikalny salon") Navy, Aviation and Secret Operations in the Arctic During the Cold War Moderators: Prof. Yegorova N.A. Prof. Sheldon-Duplaix, Alexandre 15.00- 15.30 - Dr Pocock, Chris (Norway) Fooling the Norwegians – The True Purpose of the U-2 Deployment to Bodo in 1958. Discussion 15.50 - 16.20 - Ass.Prof. Boldyrev R.Y. (Russia, Arkhangelsk) Military Reparations and the Cold War in the Arctic. Discussion Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha" 16.30 – Round table «THE COLD WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN THE ARCTIC» (Moderator: Prof. Repnevsky, Andrey V.)

18.30 – Dinner (Green Field, Malye Korely)

Rest saloon / "Salon otdyha" 21.00 – Presentation of the Documentary Films of Gunilla Bresky, Sergey Aprelev, Peter Capelotti

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SEPTEMBER 15, MONDAY

7.30-9.00 – Landing ashore in Arkhangelsk (Morskoy-Rechnoy Vokzal)

The Pomor-Norwegian Center of Pomor State University (Uritskogo, 56)

10.30 – 13.30 – Plenary Session

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