The wrong side of the white. Arctic from the Vikings to the Papanis

For the first time, work enters the book market, so seriously and deeply analyzing the relationship of the Arctic and man, and doing this in a popular and exciting form. The events described in the book cover about 150 years-since the 1810s. to the 1960s. The Arctic is a place for exploits, a platform for establishing records, a field of interaction between Western tradition and culture of indigenous peoples. What attracts people to the Arctic? How can one strive where cold and silence reign? Answering these questions, the author - a scientist and polar explorer Ramiz Aliyev - talks about what the Arctic was for humanity in different eras. For many, she became a place of exploits in the name of science, someone set “sports” records, competing for the right to first reach the pole or pave a new path. Some, in addition to their desires, became participants in political and ideological performances. Many people completely hit the polar circle of someone else"s will, as prisoners. Possessing extensive knowledge in this topic, the author draws before the reader a voluminous picture of the development of the Arctic, not afraid to present his own, sometimes paradoxical view of the history and place of personality in this story. The book is illustrated by unique photos and paintings, as well as numerous cards and graphs