The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Murmansk Regional Branch of the RGS Denis Moiseev, member of the Council of the Murmansk Regional Branch of the RGS Sergey Goncharov, project manager of the Murmansk Regional Branch of the RGS Anastasia Yagodina, Vice-rector for research work of the MASU Maria Knyazeva, head of the Institute of Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship Tatyana Belevskikh, representatives of one of the Russian Navy units Alexandra Sokolova and Alexander Altunin.
"ZEVS" is the code name of a Russian Navy radio communication transmitter located on the Kola Peninsula, designed to transmit messages to submarines submerged in the ocean depths or under the Arctic ice. One of the most important factors that determined the location of the transmitter in the Murmansk region was the uniqueness of the Kola nature, which allowed the "ZEVS" to be built here: the antenna needs to be located on a fairly homogeneous base with poor conductive qualities – a crystal shield.
The project pursues several important goals at once. First of all, it is the promotion of science. "ZEVS" is a unique, one-of-a-kind object, and creating an exhibition in the "Patriot" park will allow more people to learn about it. Another goal is to educate people on the military affairs and promote the service in the army. Promoting the natural attractions of the Murmansk region is also important since it will attract more tourists to the region.
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Sergey Goncharov: "ZEVS" is a unique object, its uniqueness is comparable to the Kola Superdeep Borehole. However, not so many people know about it, even those who live in the region. At the moment there are no exhibitions dedicated to the "ZEVS" transmitter In Murmansk, the capital of the region. That is why the task of the region is to create another object characterizing the Murmansk region, its unique, one-of-a-kind nature."
Denis Moiseev: "ZEVS" is a real scientific breakthrough, it is very difficult to even imagine how people came up with the idea of using the Earth's crust to transmit a signal. This is a brilliant solution. Showing the outstanding achievements of Soviet and Russian scientists and also the practical use of the transmitter is a very interesting and challenging task."
The creation of the model is going to be an interdisciplinary project involving physics, design and geology, allowing students of different specializations to take part in it.
Most likely, the model will represent land-based facilities located on a real terrain, the World Ocean and the internal structure of Earth to show how the signal passes through the Earth's crust. The first step will be creating a virtual model, which will serve as a basis for the real-life model. Together with the exhibition in the "Patriot" federal park, it is planned to make another one in the Murmansk region.
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After the meeting, Tatyana Belevskikh, the head of the Institute of Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship, showed the participants of the meeting models created by the MASU students.