At the end of February, Moscow hosted the premiere of the documentary film “To the Arctic” which tells about the researchers of this region.
“We talk about researchers who continue to discover the most beautiful ice region for us, about new finds and unexpected discoveries. You walk through the icy desert and see traces of fire pits from past centuries. It is interesting to compare diary entries and reality. I chewed coffee beans that were 120 years old,” said the film’s director, ethnographer Leonid Kruglov.
The film was shot over five years in the high-latitude Arctic, the most inaccessible region in the world. The director traveled 12 thousand nautical miles, went along the Northern Sea Route four times, and visited all the Arctic archipelagos of Russia. Filming took place on a number of northern islands, and about 1,100 people worked on the film.
The film was created with the support of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) and the Northern Fleet and has already been released.
Theodor Lisovoy, Editor in Chief of the European bureau, Rough&Polished
