“There are three beautiful sights in the world: a galloping horse, a dancing woman and a ship in full sail,” said Honore de Balzac. “The ship is the only hum...

Every new lady of Vasya is a fatal brunette. The red-haired bitch torments the lover Kolya all his life, and Vanya is lucky: he has a brown-haired wife, kind...

The recently released film “Icebreaker” (directed by Nikolai Khomeriki) is based on the events that occurred in 1985 - the drift of the scientific expedition...

One of the most interesting pages in the history of World War II is the epic of the polar convoys, “the northern saga of heroism, courage and endurance.” Its...

The entire history of Arctic exploration is filled with tragic episodes associated with the death and accidents of ships and vessels. The pages of the public...

The battleship "Slava", the last ship in the series of Borodino-class battleships, actively participated in operations in the Baltic during the First World W...

A popular publication that provides an accessible and fascinating account of two interconnected polar expeditions that left a bright mark on the history of A...

1834, the wooden wheeled icebreaker “Assistance” was built in Baltimore (USA). 1864, Kronstadt merchant M. O. Britnev converted the towing steamer “Pilot” fo...

Clifford Simak (1904–1988) is one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and the founders of modern science fiction. Meeting any of his works g...

This book tells the story of the world's first icebreaker capable of crossing heavy ice. The famous ship lived an incredibly long life - 65 years. "Ermak" wa...