Forgotten heroes of the Arctic. People and icebreakers
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Forgotten heroes of the Arctic. People and icebreakers
29.99 €
The last major geographical discovery of the XX century remained almost unnoticed by contemporaries: the Hydrographic Expedition of the Arctic Ocean ended in the midst of the First World War, so that the discovery of the Land of Emperor Nicholas II (now the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago) was noted only by specialists. The participants of the campaign were mostly either killed in the Civil War, or, like the head of the expedition in 1913-1915, B. A. Vilkitsky, who was the head of the expedition in 1913-1915. B. A. Vilkitsky, found themselves in exile.
The book you are holding in your hands includes memoirs and accounts of this great voyage along the Northern Sea Route from east to west. Some of the presented materials are published for the first time, some of them were published more than 100 years ago and have not been republished since. The authors of the memoirs are doctor E. E. Arngold, captain of the 2nd rank N. A. Tranze and sailor A. I. Kireev. The book tells in detail about the expedition ships - icebreaking steamers "Taimyr" and "Vaigach", which played an important role in the history of the Russian Arctic. In addition, the book includes many additional materials that help to present a fuller picture of the Hydrographic Expedition of the Arctic Ocean.
The book you are holding in your hands includes memoirs and accounts of this great voyage along the Northern Sea Route from east to west. Some of the presented materials are published for the first time, some of them were published more than 100 years ago and have not been republished since. The authors of the memoirs are doctor E. E. Arngold, captain of the 2nd rank N. A. Tranze and sailor A. I. Kireev. The book tells in detail about the expedition ships - icebreaking steamers "Taimyr" and "Vaigach", which played an important role in the history of the Russian Arctic. In addition, the book includes many additional materials that help to present a fuller picture of the Hydrographic Expedition of the Arctic Ocean.
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