Jan Nagurski, the first polar pilot
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Jan Nagurski, the first polar pilot
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"It is impossible not to say with a gratifying feeling for the Russian man. That not only in the field of navigation, both for industrial and scientific purposes, but also in the field of aviation in the high latitudes of polar countries, the primacy belongs to Russian people: Russian Pomor industrialists, Russian hydrographers and, finally, Russian officer pilots" General M.E. Zhdanko (1917). Zhdanko (1917).
The name of Jan Iosifovich Nagursky (1888-1976) - an officer of the Russian Imperial Army of Polish origin, who first raised an airplane in the Arctic sky 110 years ago and thus laid the foundation of polar aviation, is known to all those interested in the history of the study and exploration of high latitudes. A book has been written about Nagursky, as well as dozens of articles and his memoirs have been published. Despite this, there are white spots in the biography of our hero, almost not filled by those who wrote about him. This is due to a number of factors. Most of the biographers covered in detail just Nagursky's flights in the Arctic, rather punctiliously telling about other pages of his life journey. It would seem that Nagursky's memoirs are an important source of biographical information. But, written decades after the events mentioned in them and almost only from memory, they contain many inaccuracies, often refuted by documents (including those authored by Nagursky himself) and outright fantasies.
This book tells about the life of J. I. Nagursky, a pilot who opened a new era of Arctic (and later Antarctic) exploration. The author sees his task in the fact that, relying primarily on archival documents, to trace the fate of this outstanding man and at the same time do not ignore his ups and downs (which happened both literally and figuratively).
The book is recommended for anyone interested in the history of high latitudes.
The name of Jan Iosifovich Nagursky (1888-1976) - an officer of the Russian Imperial Army of Polish origin, who first raised an airplane in the Arctic sky 110 years ago and thus laid the foundation of polar aviation, is known to all those interested in the history of the study and exploration of high latitudes. A book has been written about Nagursky, as well as dozens of articles and his memoirs have been published. Despite this, there are white spots in the biography of our hero, almost not filled by those who wrote about him. This is due to a number of factors. Most of the biographers covered in detail just Nagursky's flights in the Arctic, rather punctiliously telling about other pages of his life journey. It would seem that Nagursky's memoirs are an important source of biographical information. But, written decades after the events mentioned in them and almost only from memory, they contain many inaccuracies, often refuted by documents (including those authored by Nagursky himself) and outright fantasies.
This book tells about the life of J. I. Nagursky, a pilot who opened a new era of Arctic (and later Antarctic) exploration. The author sees his task in the fact that, relying primarily on archival documents, to trace the fate of this outstanding man and at the same time do not ignore his ups and downs (which happened both literally and figuratively).
The book is recommended for anyone interested in the history of high latitudes.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Polar