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EXPEDITIONS 100th G.A.USHAKOV's BIRTHDAY
Preliminary Program for the Expedition to the Ushakova Island
Expedition Objectives
- to visit the places of Ushakov's expeditions' dwelling on the North Land archipelago and on Ushakova Island
- to shoot some video materials about the group's dwelling on Sredny Island (Middle Island) and Ushakova Island
- to provide arctic frontier guards, goods delivery to the frontier post on Sredny Island, organization of concerts for "Sedmaya Voda" band for the frontier guards in Vorkuta City and on Sredny Island
- to visit miners' settlements together with the frontier guards in Vorkuta
- celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Victory Day on Sredny Island among the frontier guards
Expedition's Program
Day 1 - group's leave for Vorkuta (train)
- Day 3 - arrival to Vorkuta, accomodation in frontier guards' detachment; meeting with the detachment's and arctic air regiment's for Federal Frontier Service officers
- Days 4-5 - a trip through Vorkuta, ring road (mines), "Sedmaya Voda" group show before the frontier guards in honour of the 55th Victory Day Anniversary
- Day 6 - loading onto Federal Frontier Service choppers, flight to Dixon (5 hours), stop, additional top-up (delay due weather conditions is possible); Eclipse (2hrs), Cheluskin Cape (2,5 hrs), Sredny Island (1.5 hrs). Flight over Arctic - nature, ice, bears, etc. Accomodation on the arctic frontier post.
- Day 7 - excursion to Domashny Island (Ushakov's Tomb) Flight to Ushakova Island. (Meeting Ushakov's daughter on the island, communication sessions with rest of the world from the small arctic island). "Sedmaya Voda" group show before the frontier guards in honour of the 55th Victory Day Anniversary. Life and military service conditions in Arctic
- Day 8 - flight from Sredny Island to Vorkuta
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Days 9-10 - a journey from Vorkuta to Moscow
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Delays due weather conditions are possible.
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