World Arctic. In faces and events. Zonn I.S.

Arctic is a harsh and mysterious region of the planet, its northern hat, which has attracted the attention of all mankind for centuries. She still keeps her secrets. Many important, successful and tragic pages of history are associated with it. The conquest of the Arctic for the sake of science, shipping, fishing, trade, mining has always been and remains the driving force of world history. It was carried out by people, driven by both national and personal pride, and a rational economic and political calculation. Arctic expeditions laid the foundation of various oceanographic studies, which today remain at the head of diverse scientific disciplines.

In the book, for the first time in chronological order, historically documented events are collected and presented with possible completeness, many of which have become significant milestones in the discovery and development of the Arctic.