Right: Yury Kuchiyev is an Arctic captain who was the first to reach the North Pole on a surface voyage. On August 17, 1977, the Arktika under his command became the first surface ship in history to reach the North Pole. The Kuchiyev brothers are both captains.
- Categories: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 27.05.1978
- Date published: 27.05.2025
- Author: Redkin
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: dp78-4704, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 5940x4144px, 23.3Mb