The Minister for Ecology Artem Sidorov took part in the solemn ceremony for parting of participants of the project “Antarctic-100” to the expedition

The Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov took part in the solemn ceremony for parting of participants of the project “Antarctic-100” to the expedition; the ceremony was held at the Museum of Natural History of Tatarstan. A new project of the Russian Geographical Society is devoted to the discoverer of the Antarctic, the only scientist of the First Russian Antarctic Expedition of 1819-1821, Rector of Kazan University Ivan Mikhaylovich Simonov “Antarctic-100”. During his welcoming word, Artem Sidorov acknowledged the work carried out by the Ministry of Ecology together with the department of the All-Russian Public Organization of the Russian Geographical Society in the Republic of Tatarstan. In particular, nature protection campaigns for cleaning of water facilities, underwater monitoring of sunken floating crafts in the rivers of the Republic. The Minister expressed special gratitude on behalf of citizens of the Republic for implementation of the project “Relics of Tatarstan” related to detection of sunken churches.
Participants of the expedition will have to submerge to the all-time depth of 100 meters. Moreover, in the framework of the project Koran and Torah will for the first time arrive in the Antarctic. Besides sacred books, the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God will also be donated to polar explorers.

Press Service of the Ministry