Presidential Library’s virtual tour spotlights expeditions by Russian navigators

The Presidential Library provides a remote exposition dedicated to geographical discoveries of Polar Regions: the Arctic and the Antarctic.

A virtual tour of the exhibition "Expanding the horizons of the world within the globe": Marking the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Antarctica by the expedition of F. Bellingshausen and M. Lazarev" spotlights the expeditions of Russian navigators and the history of the Russian presence in the circumpolar regions of our planet, about heroic discoveries and exploration polar regions, scientific activities and extractive industries in the most remote areas of the Earth. The exposition, in particular, features rare book editions, geographical maps, little-known photographs.

The Presidential Library’s collections contain a large number of materials on the Arctic and the Antarctic, among which are unique publications: "Atlas to Captain Bellingshausen's voyage in the South Arctic Ocean and around the world in the continuation of 1819, 1829 and 1821" with drawings by one of the expedition members; the 1937 book "Airship in the Arctic" and many others. In addition, the portal provides the video tour “Icebreaker “Krassin”: 100 years in the history of Russia”, which introduces the history of the legendary vessel, its service and exploits.

Virtual projects are an actively developing area of activity of the Presidential Library, thanks to which the electronic repository, along with paper, photo, audio and video materials, is entered with exhibits from exhibitions, items from museum collections.

More than twenty-five virtual tours and excursions are available today for remote visits which are provided on the Presidential Library’s portal in Exhibitions section at https://www.prlib.ru/about_exhibition.