The first graduation of the Hydrographic Institute of the Northern Sea Route (1935–1939): Educational practices and expeditions in the Arctic
https://doi.org/10.21443/3034-1434-2025-3-4-26-46
Abstract
The present article continues a series of publications dedicated to students who entered the newly established Hydrographic Institute of the Northern Sea Route in 1935 and received diplomas as hydrographic engineers in 1938–1940. The article examines the educational and industrial practices of 1936–1938, during which student hydrographers acquired knowledge and experience of working in harsh Arctic conditions and took part in the work of the hydrographic directorate of the Northern Sea Route, including during the wintering of Sadko, Malygin and Georgy Sedov icebreaker steamships in 1937–1938.
About the Author
Daria V. Ryabchuk
Karpinsky Russian Geological Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Darya V. Ryabchuk — Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Departmental Head, Department of Regional Geoecology and Marine Geology
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Ryabchuk D.V. The first graduation of the Hydrographic Institute of the Northern Sea Route (1935–1939): Educational practices and expeditions in the Arctic. Arctic and Innovations. 2025;3(4):26-46. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21443/3034-1434-2025-3-4-26-46
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