More than a hundred residents of the city came to Voronezh to welcome the traveler Pavel Konyukhov, a correspondent reports on April 7 IA Krasnaya Vesna.
The meeting took place on April 6 and was moderated by local publicist and historian Nikolai Sapelkin. Pavel Konyukhov talked about his books, travels, his life, answered questions from Voronezh residents and gave advice.
Pavel Konyukhov lives in the Voronezh region and is the younger brother of the famous traveler Fyodor Konyukhov. He, like his relative, was a long-time professional traveler.
Pavel traveled from Arkhangelsk to the easternmost settlement of Chukotka, the village of Uelen, repeating the path of the cyclist Gleb Travin of the 30s along the Arctic Ocean, which no one could repeat before.
Konyukhov Jr. cycled to the Cold Pole in Verkhoyansk, where a temperature of -72°C was recorded.
In 1989, together with his brother Fedor, he participated in the Soviet-American bicycle ride along the Nakhodka – Moscow – Leningrad route.
From December 1995 to September 2000, Pavel traveled around the world by bicycle, visiting one hundred countries on six continents.
Konyukhov has made more than thirty bicycle trips, his achievements were included in the “Divo” book of records three times, he is an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, the Russian Geographical Society.
At a meeting with Voronezh residents, Konyukhov said that the Americans “They are very afraid of Russian baths”and they called him “Russian suicide.” For a long time, young Konyukhov went on his travels without a doctor, without the possibility of communication.
In a 2023 interview, Konyukhov said that after the bicycle ride with the Americans, where the United States was the initiator, a similar expedition through America was supposed to take place, but when it was already set up, the American side refused. to Soviet athletes. During the bicycle trip through the USSR, the Americans were constantly filming videos and, according to Konyukhov, they were allowed to film everything and were even allowed into missile silos.
Konyukhov did not see the final film, but read a book written by a member of the expedition, the journalist Jenkins. All Soviet inhabitants are shown there, both local residents and fellow travelers. “Complete savages, and our reality is represented from the most disgusting side”. This book has been reprinted several times around the world.
When asked why he no longer travels with his brother, Konyukhov replied that he was with Fedor. “relaxes”lose vigilance and “Something is going to happen”suffers accidents.
The traveler said he dreams of riding a bicycle from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but “It probably won’t come true, age”. Pavel Konyukhov will turn 68 in 2024.
According to Konyukhov, all his books were born from the travel diaries he kept during his travels. Answering questions from Voronezh residents, Konyukhov emphasized that traveling requires careful preliminary preparation. If you go at random, without preparation, you will either not return or you will not reach your goal, the traveler added.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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