Russian Antarctica. 200 years. History in illustrations

The discovery of Antarctica is a phenomenon of a planetary scale. It was hard to believe, but only 200 years ago humanity did not imagine that there was another mainland on the map of the Earth. It suggested, argued, doubted, proved, but did not know!
And here are the Russian sailors Fadde Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev with their teams on the Vostok and the Peace boats in January 1820 did what can be called attempt and feat.
Antarctica belongs to the whole world thanks to the international agreement signed in 1959 on the status of this territory. There are no industrial projects, there are no military bases, only science and has become popular in recent years - a unique, no longer realized peaceful model of coexistence and cooperation of countries.
The White Continent stores invaluable information about the past of our native planet, its condition affects the change in climate and ultimately on the life of every inhabitant of planet Earth. It is not surprising that many countries have built here for scientific research stations.
Russia, whose priority in the opening has always supported its interest in Antarctica, returned here already in the 20th century and has since been one of the most active countries participating in scientific programs.
In this book we will talk about the rich and interesting history of the "Russian" Antarctic from the first expedition of the beginning of the 19th century to the present day with the help of bright images that have captured the White Continent in paintings and photographs. We hope not only to show readers a historical retrospective of the development of a cold mainland, but also to convey pride for "ours" Antarctic