Retreating Glaciers
The main team of the Altai-Sayan expedition of the Russian Geographical Society, conducting research into the effect of climate change on mountain landscapes, have completed the field work stage and are on their way home.
Expeditions
New Petroglyphs of the White Sea
The expedition of the Russian Geographical Society has discovered new petroglyphs and human settlements near Lake Onega and the White Sea.
Search for Georgiy Brusilov’s Expedition: First Results
Russian explorers, who’ve set off to Franz Josef Land archipelago in search of Georgiy Brusilov’s Arctic expedition, which disappeared almost 100 years ago, have found human remains and a number of artefacts possibly belonging to the lost 1912 expedition, according to one of the participants.
Dmitrii Shparo: “Our expedition follows in the footsteps of great Russian Arctic explorers”
The Arctic – 2010 expedition celebrating the 165th anniversary of the Russian Geographical Society is organized by the ‘Adventure’ travellers’ club and its founders, the renowned explorers Dmitrii and Matvei Shparo.
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