Yesterday, Lieutenant Schmidt on the quay, where prishvartovan legendary “Krasin icebreaker” solemnly marched Naval cadets corps, thunder salute and a military orchestra. March 31 in Petersburg celebrated the 90-year anniversary of the heroic ship, it was on this day in the icebreaker Andreyev flag was raised and he came into operation Maritime Ministry of Russia.

For a long time, “Svyatogor” (this is called a vessel in the first years of life), was the most powerful icebreaker in the world. History his surprising: orbited during the civil war in Arkhangelsk, hijacked and raised in England, then purchased Russian government renamed the “Krasin” By this name he played for the whole world in 1928 after saving zateryavsheysya ice in the Arctic expedition Umberto Nobile. During the Great Patriotic War “Krasin” was a party Polar convoy PQ-15, at its expense is not a downed German torpedonosets. In the mid XX century was upgraded icebreaker in the Arctic and served until 1990.

For prekrasnodushnymi speeches and celebrations such as podzabylos that just 5 years ago, the municipal authorities have tried hard to “get rid” Krasina. The efforts of enthusiasts ship has been turned into a museum, but the authorities have demanded that the “team” Krasina summer floating on the seas and oceans, earned money. Because a floating museum on the catch-expensive electricity it needs for which someone must pay all the time, he needed a means by which he could pay for rental berth. Ship dreamed get as a tourist highlight Kronshtadta officials. But members of the floating museum-experienced sailors, it is doubted that in Kronstadt they will have more visitors than in the center of St. Petersburg. After all, “Krasin” transferred the balance Kaliningrad Museum of the World Ocean, and he remained standing in Petersburg.

Otvoevav parked at the latest, Lieutenant Schmidt embankment in Petersburg, “Krasin” Russia continues to serve in the service living proof of history development of the Arctic ledokolostroeniya history, the history of marine deeds. Cabins, appliances, furniture store cherish the memory of those who made a major contribution to space exploration the Arctic. Exhibits are devoted to various periods of history “Krasin icebreaker.”

High guests pioneering Arctic seas except Valentina Matvienko, became minister of culture of Russia Alexander Sokolov, whose grandfather, a well-known writer I.S. Sokolov-Mikitov, took part in one of the icebreaker cruises and even described it in a book. Gains snyavshiysya in 1969 in the film “Red” tent where tells of the heroic deed “Krasina” and also known polar Artur Chilingarov, which in its time hot part in the fate of a unique icebreaker.

Natalia Shergina,

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