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In Risk II, the sequel to the popular board game Risk, Svalbard is one of the new territories along with the Philippines, New Zealand, Nunavut, the Falkland Islands, and Hawaii. In the game, Svalbard is connected to Greenland and Scandinavia. In the video game Capcom Vs. SNK 2, one of the stages takes place in Barentsburg. It is an ice-covered ...
The first steps towards local democracy were taken with the 1971 establishment of the Svalbard Council for the Norwegian population, although it only had a commentary function. [69] Public services were transferred to the company Svalbard Samfunnsdrift in 1989, [ 70 ] while private enterprise established services such as construction companies ...
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) – biographical drama film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name [1] [2]; Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – biographical historical drama film depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States [3]
In 2016, Svalbard had a population of 2,667, of which 423 were Russian and Ukrainian, 10 Polish, and 322 other non-Norwegians living in Norwegian settlements. [21] The largest non-Norwegian groups in Longyearbyen in 2005 were from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Thailand.
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The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia. Top-grossing films (U.S.) [ edit ]
Lobby card for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), which used new matte painting techniques for use with Technicolor. By the 1940s, Hollywood's effects specialists had over a decade of studio experience. Technicolor had been especially challenging but faster film introduced in 1939 began to make Technicolor a viable option for studio production.
1940: Bastard: Helge Lunde: Co-production with Sweden Godvakker-Maren: Knut Hergel: Mannen som alle ville myrde: Arne Bornebusch: Co-production with Sweden Tante Pose: Leif Sinding: Henny Skjønberg: Tørres Snørtevold: Tancred Ibsen: Alfred Maurstad: Comedy: Based on the novel Jacob by Alexander Kielland; 1941: Den forsvundne pølsemaker ...