Description

Dnevniki cheliuskintsev (Diaries of the Cheliuskinites) tells the story of the Arctic voyage and subsequent sinking of the Soviet ship S.S. Cheliuskin near the Bering Strait in 1933‒34. The book is divided into sections, each ostensibly written by a member of the crew, scientists, explorers, or other staff and covering different aspects of the journey and months-long struggle for survival after the sinking. The Cheliuskin left Murmansk for Vladivostok in August 1933 and sailed nearly to the entrance of the Bering Strait before getting caught in the ice ...