Arctic on behalf of eyewitnesses

On March 22, 2022 at 16:00 the Presidential Library’s cinema club meeting will host the premiere of the popular-science film "The Verbal Memory of the Arctic". The film is directed by Kristina Ivanova and Nikolai Letunovsky.

This film is the result of a large project of recording oral histories told by famous Russian polar explorers. Among them are those who personally took part in the study and development of the Arctic: captains, participants in maritime navigation, travelers and promoters of Polar Regions. Thus, an experienced traveler Viktor Boyarsky introduces the audience of the film to the fascinating details of the international research expeditions to the Arctic. Nuclear-powered icebreaker captains Dmitry Lobusov and Alexander Skryabin tell about the difficulties of working on the Northern Sea Route, and the chief specialist of the Center for Ice and Hydrometeorological Information of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Vladimir Evseev, who will celebrate his 90th birthday this year, shares his advice with future Arctic explorers.

The film has been prepared by the Marine Heritage Association in cooperation with the media group of the Marine Technical College in St. Petersburg, the research group of the Arctic Museum and Exhibition Center and with the support of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, as well as the Presidential Grants Foundation. The head of “The Verbal Memory of the Arctic” project is Pavel Filin.

The event will be broadcast live on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live broadcasts section, in the Presidential Library’s cinema club group on the VKontakte social network and on the institution's YouTube Channel.

The cinema club meeting will be held at the Presidential Library at the address: Senate Square, 3. Please confirm your personal presence by 10:00 March 21 by phone: 305-16-35; +7 921 594-16-13 or by e-mail: smolina@prlib.ru, Elena Smolina.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 March 22, 2022.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, pechnikova@prlib.ru Tatyana Pechnikova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 534; mob. +7 921 998-06-78.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.