Swimming on Vega

"Book" Swimming on the Vega "is a classic of polar literature.
Written by one of the most famous researchers of the Arctic, a geographer, historian, navigator and creator of the world-class collection of Niels Adolf Eric Nordenscheld, she talks about the first passage of the Northern Sea Route in 1878-1879 on a sailing and pair vega Vega
In the book it is worth highlighting two components.
Firstly, this is a description of the trip, including a living story about the progress of swimming and wintering, as well as brightly submitted natural-scientific notes.
Secondly, this is a brief story of swimming in Arctic waters. The latter is of particular value, since it is written by a polar researcher who perceives history through the prism of his own experience. Nordensheld emphasizes that he relied in many ways on the experience of Russian sailors, to which he treated with great respect. A separate chapter is devoted to our compatriots in the book. “It would be highly desirable that in Russia it was possible to publish all the diaries of Russian polar sailors, but not in an abbreviated form, and if possible in unchanged,” Nordenscheld writes.
However, the experience of Nordenscheld himself is highly valuable and presented in the "swimming on Vega. Its success is explained not only by deep knowledge, but also by the fact that this person combines the qualities of a real scientist and serious, economic leader. Finally, Nordenshelda’s literary talent is not in doubt: the book "Swimming on the Vega" "can serve as the standard of popular science literature in the field of geography.
The publication is illustrated by archival photographs, court schemes, ancient cards and engravings.
A book written by A. E. Nordensheld almost a century and a half ago will attract the attention of not only scientists, specialists, representatives of marine professions - historians, geographers, sailors. It can be recommended to a wide range of readers interested in Arctic