Holidays
The Day of Conscript
The Day of Conscript - the day of men at the age from 18 to 27 years, who according to the Federal Law № 53-FZ of March 28, 1998 «On military duty and military service» are called up for military service in the ranks of armed forces of the Russian Federation.
Birthdays
Vladimir Alexandrovich Rusanov ( 15 November 1875 – 1913) was an experienced Russian geologist who specialized in the Arctic. In 1909–1911 V. A. Rusanov carried out explorations in Novaya Zemlya. He was helped by Tyko Vylka, his guide, who later became the Chairman of the Novaya Zemlya Soviet
Igor Livanov (born on 15 November, 1953) is a Soviet and Russian actor. He famous for his strong characters, actually militarymen and policemen, in the following films - 72 metres, Diversant, Grozovye Vorota and others
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (Olga Nikolaevna Romanova) was born on November 15 1895. She was the eldest daughter of the last autocratic ruler of the Russian Empire, Emperor Nicholas II, and of Empress Alexandra of Russia. During World War I, Olga nursed wounded soldiers in a military hospital until her own nerves gave out and, thereafter, oversaw administrative duties at the hospital.
ReplyDeleteOlga's murder following the Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in her canonization as a passion bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Yuli Markovich Daniel was also born on this day. He was a Soviet dissident writer, poet, translator, and political prisoner. He frequently wrote under the pseudonyms Nikolay Arzhak.
ReplyDeleteInvestigation of severe and inaccessible Polar lands is connected to the names of brave and purposeful native and foreign travelers - navigators, scientists. Worthy place among this brilliant Pleiade belongs to the russian geologist V.A.Rusanov (1875 - 1913).
ReplyDeleteV. Rusanov was born November, 3, 1875 in a merchant family in Orel. He graduated theological seminary in 1897. The future scientist took part in revolutionary activity and was exiled on two years. In 1903 he emigrated to France and graduated Paris university (1907).
In 1910 V.A. Rusanov became the head of the vessel "Dmitrii Solunski". The purpose of this voyage was to round Novaya Zemlya from the north. Conditions of the voyage in 1910 have occurred to be exclusively hard and dangerous. The vessel "Dmitrii Solunski" made the round of the whole northern island of Novaya Zemlya passing 500km in the waters of the Kara Sea. This voyage made by the Russian vessel has brought Rusanov deserved honor.
Results of the expedition enlarged the knowledge about Novaya Zemlya and hydrogeological regime of the waters surrounding it.
The name of Rusanov has been given to the bay, peninsula on Novaya Zemlya, glacier on Northern Zemlya and a mountain in Antarctics.