[ Press · 12 countries · 5 languages ]

Renat Besolov in the media

Renat Besolov has given more than 100 interviews to outlets in 12 countries in Russian, English, Lithuanian, Romanian and Bulgarian. Below are selected features confirming his professional and public work.

12 countries
100+ interviews
5 languages
2018→26 years
Norway · 2026 NN
Marsteinen
«Østerfjord» og Olav Endre heime frå fyrste snøkrabbetur
A Norwegian newspaper, published since 1978, ran a report on Østerfjord’s return from its first snow-crab trip using photographs by Renat Besolov. Credited “Foto: Renat Besolov”.
Russia · 2021 RU
Lenta.ru
A long interview about an Arctic crab catcher’s life
A flagship Lenta feature: the economics of crab fishing, life on board and a foreigner’s route into the Norwegian fleet. One of the most cited Russian-language texts about the profession.
Russia · 2022 RU
Lenta.ru
On closing the season and a crabber’s change of course
Russia · 2021 RU
Novye Izvestia
Russian crab fishermen in Norway: honest work at sea
Russia · 2022 RU
66.RU
A migrant worker’s story and the road into crab fishing
Russia · 2020 RU
Maritime News
An industry interview about the fishing fleet
Russia · 2021 RU
Pravda Severa
On working aboard Norwegian crab vessels
Russia · 2021 RU
Chelny Izvest
A crabber on his work aboard the vessel
Ossetia · 2021 RU
15 Region
How an Ossetian became Europe’s best-known crab fisherman
An Ossetian outlet that cemented the phrase “Europe’s best-known crab fisherman” to Renat.
Russia · 2022 RU
Kontur
The seafood business: an expert comment
Russia · 2024 RU
GetCourse
Interview: the BFISHERMAN case, 2,500+ students
Belarus · 2021 RU
Onliner
Wages, poachers, daily life: a crabber on life at sea
A detailed talk about a crabber’s routine — from watch schedules and pay to encounters with poachers and life on board in the Barents Sea.
Belarus · 2023 RU
Zerkalo
On working at −30 °C in the Barents Sea
Lithuania · 2021 LT
15min.lt
Renatas: viena pavojingiausių darbų pasaulyje
Lithuania · 2021 LT
Delfi
Krabų gaudytojų gyvenimas iš arti
A feature in Lithuania’s Delfi: six months in an icy, dark sea for a solid wage — an inside look at the profession.
Romania · 2021 RO
Libertatea
Pescar de crabi în Marea Barents, deasupra Cercului Polar
A video feature in Romania’s largest tabloid on how a Bessarabia native ended up crab fishing above the Arctic Circle, working on vessels with Romanian crews.
Bulgaria · 2021 BG
Actualno
Ренат Бесолов — ловецът на раци от Молдова
Moldova · 2021 RU
KP Moldova
A Chișinău local on working aboard a Norwegian vessel
Moldova · 2021 RU
Point.md
A Chișinău native on the Norwegian fishing fleet
Moldova · 2018 RU
Masterprodaj
Anti-drug lectures for a healthy future
Transnistria · 2021 RU
Pridnestrovie Daily
A job people know from “Deadliest Catch”
UK · 2021 EN
The Sea · MtS
Highs and Lows of Crab Fishing
Bylined column Renat’s own piece in The Sea, the Mission to Seafarers paper — an inside view of the highs and hardships of crab fishing. Here Renat is the author, not the subject.
UK · 2021 EN
SeaNews UK
Norwegian crab fisherman Renat Besolov
An English-language profile in a maritime trade outlet — the entity “Renat Besolov” stepping onto the international professional stage.
USA · 2021 EN
FisheryNation
Norwegian Crab Fisherman Renat Besolov
Encyclopedia RU
Cyclowiki
“Renat Besolov” article — 62 sources
An encyclopedic article with biography, vessel timeline and public work — the fullest third-party summary of facts after Wikidata.
Knowledge base MUL
Wikidata
Q138779993 — structured entity
The machine-readable entity card for “Renat Besolov”: dates, occupations, organisations, identifiers. A source for search engines and AI.
[ Norway · professional context ]

The vessels Renat Besolov worked on, and their owner companies, regularly appear in the Norwegian trade press — Fiskeribladet, NRK, Kystmagasinet, iFinnmark — as well as in reports of the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority. Detailed stories of each vessel with source links are on the “Renat Besolov’s vessels” page.