The Gryazovets Museum of History and Popular Culture invites schoolchildren of the Vologda region to participate in the creative competition “On the Arctic Ice”, dedicated to the heroic feat of the Chelyuskinites, reports the online publication “Culture in the Vologda region” on February 27.
In 2024 it will be 90 years since the end of the rescue operation of the crew of the steamship Chelyuskin in the Arctic.
The expedition was supposed to test a plan to deliver cargoes along the Northern Sea Route from the Neva to Vladivostok during a summer sailing.
At the end of September 1933, the Chelyuskin was iced over in the Bering Strait. The steamer was swept into the Chukchi Sea, where she drifted for five months. On February 13, 1934, the Chelyuskin was crushed by ice and sank within two hours.
For almost two months, 104 people (including women and two children) lived in tents on the ice floes.
The evacuation of people to the mainland was carried out by air forces. On March 5, 1934, pilot Anatoly Lyapidevsky pulled ten women and two children from the ice floe. In total, the pilots made 23 flights, transporting people to the Chukotka camp, located 140-160 km from the ice camp. All 104 people were rescued.
Drawings for the competition will be accepted until early April 2024. Winners and participants will receive diplomas.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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