Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin was born on November 14, 1894, passed away on January 30, 1986. Soviet Arctic explorer. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1937, 1940). Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1938). Honorary member of the Geographical Society of the USSR (1938). Rear Admiral (1943). Honorary citizen of the Yaroslavl region. Papanin participated in the Civil War of 1920. On August 17, 1920, a detachment of 11 men under the command of A.V. Mokrousov landed from a boat near Kapsihor to fight in the rear of Wrangel, who became the head of the Crimean rebel army. Papanin, who became deputy commander and treasurer, was also part of the detachment. Later, Mokrousov sent him for reinforcements to Soviet territory through Turkey, where he was taken by smugglers by sea. In the autumn of 1920, he once again crossed the front line and returned to the Crimea with reinforcements of 24 sailors on November 10, 1920, having managed to participate in strikes against the forces of Wrangel's Russian army evacuated to the ports of Crimea.
In 1937-1938 he headed the world's first drifting station "North Pole". The scientific results of the expedition were highly appreciated by the General Meeting of the USSR Academy of Sciences on March 6, 1938. I. D. Papanin and other members of the expedition received the degree of Doctor of Geographical Sciences and were elected honorary members of the Geographical Society of the USSR.
Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin received national recognition for his achievements. Now many articles, blogs, and paintings are dedicated to him. One of the purls is located in the city of Yaroslavl. Graffiti is on the wall of the building opposite the house No. 17 on Krasnoborskaya Street in the Zavolzhsky district.
Author article: Igor Ivanov