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Polar Readings 2018 on Board the Krasin Icebreaker
Polar Readings 2018 on Board the Krasin Icebreaker

Author(s): Olga Stepanova, Alexandra Terekhina
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum

Summary/Abstract: On 27 and 28 April 2018, an international conference under the heading “Polar Readings2018: Technology in the history of the Arctic development” was held aboard theicebreaker Krasin. The conference was held for the sixth year, before the annual IcebreakersFestival on the River Neva, organized by the Museum and Exhibition Center forTechnical and Technological Development of the Arctic (Arctic Museum and ExhibitionCenter) and the department of the Museum of the World Ocean at Saint Petersburg,“The Krasin Icebreaker”. Scholars representing different scientific disciplines, museums,and archives, as well as public figures and any concerned participants gathered in thehistorical interior of the famous ship.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 73
  • Page Range: 190-192
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English