Murmansk Regional Branch of the Russian Geographical Society is holding a contest

The book "On Franz Josef Land (based on the data of the 1985 historical expedition)"

In 2021, on the initiative of the Murmansk Regional Branch of the Russian Geographical Society, the book "On Franz Josef Land (based on the data of the 1985 historical expedition)" was published. It contains unique materials of the 1985 expedition to Franz Josef Land, the first historical and archaeological expedition in the archipelago. Among the materials of the book is an appendix with images of objects found by the participants of the expedition.

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Some of the pictues in the appendix. The book "On Franz Josef Land (based on the data of the 1985 historical expedition)"

In this appendix, the images of the objects are not titled, as in the original manuscript. While preparing the book for publication, we decided to fill this gap in the future with the help of people interested in the topic. Therefore, we suggest sending your versions of the names of the items (preferably with reasoning). The updated appendix with the titled items will be posted on the Murmansk Regional Branch website with a mention of all the people who sent their versions. The most active participants will receive copies of the book signed by the authors.

To get a book, you need to name at least 20 different(some items are repeated) items. You need to specify the number of the illustration and then suggest the name of the object.

You can view the full appendix here: 

Additional materials and information about the book can be found here.

You are welcome send your versions of the names to the MRB RGS email: reg51atrgo.ru until March 1 , 2022. Please, put "Franz Josef Land" in the subject line.