Forgotten heroes of the Arctic. People and icebreakers. Kuznetsov N.

The last major geographical discovery of the 20th century at one time remained almost unnoticed by contemporaries: the hydrographic expedition of the Northern Arctic Ocean ended in the midst of the First World War, so only experts noted the gain of Emperor Nicholas II (now the Northern Land Archipelago). Most participants in the majority either died in the civilian or, as the head of the expedition in 1913-1915. B. A. Vilkitsky, ended up in exile.

The book that you hold in your hands includes memories and reports on this great journey along the Northern Sea Route from East to West. Some of the materials presented are published for the first time, some saw the light more than 100 years ago and have not been reprinted since then. The authors of the memoirs are the doctor E. E. Arngold, the captain of the 2nd rank N. A. Transz and the sailor A. I. Kireev.

is described in detail in the collection and on the courts of the expedition - icebreakers Taimyr and Vaigach, who played an important role in the history of the Russian Arctic. In addition, the book includes many additional materials that help to more fully imagine a picture of the hydrographic expedition of the Arctic Ocean.

the memories and articles published in this collection significantly complement the history of one of the outstanding polar expeditions of the Russian fleet and are our long memory before Domestic scientists, officers, sailors and shipbuilders, whose common efforts were realized by the last major geographical discovery on Earth.

Nikita Anatolyevich Kuznetsov - candidate of historical sciences, a leading researcher at the military -historical heritage of the House of the Russian Abroad by A. Solzhenitsyn. He worked in the Arctic as part of the Marine Arctic Complex Expedition (MAKE), participated in the round -the -world swimming of the Sedov training ship, in the long campaign of the Oceanographic Research vessel "Admiral Vladimir" to the shores of Antarctica. The author of more than 250 publications (including the author, co-author and author-compiler 13 books and 7 brochures). Active member of the Russian Geographical Society, member of the Union of Journalists of Russia and Moscow, Moscow Club of Fleet History.