Lenin Review

Murmansk is the port of call for Russia's largest nuclear powered ship, and it is also the most dangerous place to be called by the media and pundits and scholars for nuclear weapons leaks, as was said in the documentary.

The nuclear-powered icebreaker was seen and visited in the snow in Murmansk, and was quite impressive. The first time the nuclear-powered icebreaker was photographed in the photo device that could be photographed and sent back by email. I don't know if my mailbox is wrong or the staff on the boat has not passed it, waiting for this photo, if there is this photo. That would be so interesting.

Today, visit the famous atomic icebreaker, which is moored in the port of Murmansk, less than two kilometers from the hotel. I remember reading an article about the icebreaker in the popular science magazine "Knowledge is Power" when I thought that the Soviets' technology was really amazing, and in the 1950s, they began to peacefully use atomic energy to explore the Arctic. Unexpectedly, the ship is still there decades later, and can see it in the Arctic port! Walking across the small cross-rail bridge behind the train station, you can see the harbor about 200 meters westbound. A curved stone path hidden by trees and flowers leads to the pier, with old black and white negatives made of plexiglass on both sides. There is a Patriotic War Memorial on the shore. The Lenin nuclear-powered icebreaker is quietly moored here, empty and empty. Looking at the billboard, I learned that the opening time is after 11 o'clock, and it takes more than eight people to board the ship collectively. There is a building near the pier that looks like a museum and is not open for maintenance. A few hours away from noon, first go back to the hotel for breakfast, and look at the port and the train station. At 11 noon, I came to the port icebreaker dock again. I saw six tourists waiting there, two from Hong Kong, four from the mainland, plus we were just enough for eight people. A handsome young man took us on board. The first cabin we entered was a 250 ruble per person boarding ticket and a few small souvenirs. Entering a large conference room in the cabin, Taipa briefly introduced the history and basic condition of the icebreaker in fluent English. Lenin was the world's first nuclear-powered surface ship, built on August 24, 1956. Launched in 1957, the first voyage on December 7, 1959, more than two years earlier than the first nuclear-powered surface ship missile cruiser Long Beach. The displacement of Lenin was 10,000 tons, and the speed was 33 km/h. There were 1,050 cabins on board, which could carry 243 people. Mainly responsible for ice breaking and guiding transport ships on the North Sea route. Apart from the maintenance of the port in 1967, it sailed almost continuously for 30 years, during which it traveled 650,000 nautical miles, and was suspended in 1989. In May 2009, it was officially retired in Murmansk. Then he led into several main cabins, while visiting and listening to him explain the functions of various equipment. Especially in the atomic reactor room, especially in the atomic reactor room, compared with the real thing, the atomic energy science is understood a lot. All the equipment on board is old by today's eyes, but it was world class 60 years ago. After about two hours on board, the tour ended. When I disembarked, I saw another team of Russian tourists boarding the ship. It is estimated that dozens of people visited in a day. Such a good tourist resource is a bit wasteful!

The Lenin icebreaker is now a place to visit.

When I arrived in Murmansk, there were no attractions except chasing the aurora at night. This icebreaker can also see.

Waiting to see the aurora day, it is good to have such a boat to see.

A very wonderful place, the sun and moon are always on the horizon, and the Big Dipper is next to you. Although we missed the polar night, we were very lucky to see the Northern Lights. It was bright every day in the morning, the sun was out at 11 o'clock, and it was dark at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I wanted to be dark at 10 o'clock in the country.