A film story about the discovery and exploration of Antarctica. Newsreel footage and footage from the expedition to rescue the ship "Mikhail Somov" were used.
Chronicle of 1985: the icebreaker Vladivostok goes to the aid of the expedition vessel Mikhail Somov trapped in ice. Newsreel from the 1950s: construction of the settlement of Mirny, a scientific center for the study of Antarctica; Soviet scientist-researcher M. Somov and Australian polar explorer Philip Lowe walk through the settlement. Newsreel from the 1960s: meeting in Mirny the first plane that arrived with cargo for the winterers. Residential buildings in Mirny, the power plant building. All-terrain vehicles move around the settlement. The inland station Vostok. Scientists from the GDR Ulrich Leiterer, Karl Schulz, French researchers Michel Cresever, Jean Robert, Claude Lorus at the Vostok station: conducting research in the laboratories. Residential buildings, a drilling rig, a radio station. A Norwegian ship. Icebergs in the sea, penguins on the rocks.




A film story about the discovery and exploration of Antarctica.
Newsreel footage and footage from the expedition to rescue the ship "Mikhail Somov" were used.



