Barents region is a land of contrasts, this is a land shared beetween day and night, east and west. Two differents cultures, two differents ways of living, with their own economic/ diplomatic/ educationnal/.../ system are facing.
On the left hand Europe (Nor.Swe.Fin.) has a steady evolution for several centuries, the capitalism functioning is deeply included into the societies.
On the right hand Russia, weaken after the end of the communism, is now establishing itself as one of the first world power.
What does 'identity' mean for a such contrasted region?
We can speak of 'community' when we deal with the Sami people, we can find 'similarities' beetween the lifestyles, or cultural 'resemblances', but it's impossible to sum up the Barents region under one idea, one 'identity'.
The strength of this territory may reside in such opposition, what if the left hand joined the right hand?
We sould keep in mind the words of Johannes Pedersen from NORD "Wealth in this new regime flows directly from innovation, not optimisation. Wealth is not gained by perfecting the known, but by impefectly seeking the unknown."
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