Murmansk Regional Scientific Library invites members of the Murmansk Regional Branch of the Russian Geographical Society to the lecture "Lighthouses of the Arctic".
It is a lecture by Mika Petrov, a photographer, traveler, Northern Lights hunter, member of the Russian Geographical Society, and an author of articles about lighthouses of Russia and neighboring countries.
The lecture is dedicated to the expedition to the historical lighthouses of the Winter coast of the White Sea. The expedition followed the route: Arkhangelsk – Mudyug Island – skiing along the Winter coast of the White Sea through Cape Kerets, Zimnegorsky Lighthouse and Veprevsky Cape – moving by snowmobiles from the village of Zimnyaya Zolotitsa to the lighthouse of Cape Intsy, and then to the oldest Pomor village Ruchi –returning to Arkhangelsk by an Antonov An-2 plane.
During the lecture, Mika Petrov will talk about the difficult journey, show unique photos, and also present materials of sociological interviews with lighthouse workers, meteorologists and residents of the north.
The lecture will take place on September 24 at 16:00 in the podium hall of the Murmansk Scientific Library, 4th floor.