By Tore Nærland and Erik Berge, Bike For Peace, April 13, 2026

In March 2026, a small group of Norwegians traveled to Murmansk and Moscow to meet Russian students, officials, and peace advocates. They went not as diplomats, but as citizens — carrying no mandate except a belief that dialogue matters. This book documents what they found: open doors, honest conversations, and a shared conviction that peace is built by people willing to sit down and talk.