Antarctic diaries

Vladimir Mikhailovich Kunin participated in the first three Soviet expeditions in Antarctica in 1955-1958. As a builder, engineer, translator. His diaries are an interesting evidence of how the development of Antarctica was going on, where any work, whether it is unloading the vessel or the construction of a small house, a real feat.
The reader will meet an unusual person: a talented living, witty, in love, indignant, enthusiastic active. All these properties were expressed in a bright style of presentation, which described not only Arctic harsh everyday life, but also the route of the ship through Egypt, India and Australia.
The book contains a large number of rare photographs and drawings of the author