N. I. EVGENOV – PARTICIPANT AND LEADER OF THE KARA EXPEDITIONS IN 1925–1931
- Authors: Rud I.A1
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Affiliations:
- S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 46, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 752-774
- Section: Materials for the Biographies of Scientists and Engineers
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/0205-9606/article/view/361633
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S2713041X25060089
- ID: 361633
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Abstract
The Kara Sea commodity exchange expeditions were carried out annually in the Arctic, promoting the development of trade relations between the European countries and Western Siberia. The article examines the role of the prominent polar explorer Nikolay Ivanovich Evgenov (1888–1964) who took part in these expeditions in 1925–1931; in particular, his activities associated with scientific / operational (ice and hydrometeorological), research, and navigational / hydrographic support for the expeditions as well as his role as head of these voyages are analyzed. It is concluded that Evgenov was a pioneer in the development of scientific / operational (ice and hydrometeorological) support for Arctic navigation, which advanced further in the 1930s under the auspices of the Glavesvmorput (Northern Sea Route Authority). The article also analyzes Evgenov’s contribution to expanding complex systematic studies during the Kara Sea expeditions, examines his key role in the creation of the first pilot chart of the entire region of the Kara Sea and Novaya Zemlya, and his contribution to improving marine vessel pilotage in the Arctic and to organizing and equipping the Kara Sea expeditions. The author concludes that, under Evgenov, the position of head of the Kara Sea expeditions became the prototype of the position of head of naval operations that was established in the mid-1930s at the Glavesvmorput. Numerous archival sources were used in this article, including previously unpublished materials related to Evgenov.
About the authors
I. A Rud
S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: vertu1815@yandex.ru
St. Petersburg Branch St. Petersburg, Russia
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