Scientific and tourist international expedition dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the campaign of Russian sailors Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov to the shores of Alaska, which marked the beginning of the era of Russian America. The Pallada three-masted sailboat is welcomed in the port of Seattle, Washington (USA).22.08.1991#8242658
The first Soviet-American snowmobile expedition, Minneapolis - Novosibirsk. A married couple from the US, Debbie and Lee Busse at the finish point in Novosibirsk.16.02.1990#6676793
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Left: Paul Shurke, the American head of the expedition, received a gift from Alaskians: a model of an Eskimo boat. Center: Dmitry Shparo.03.05.1989#6565249
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Right: an expedition member, US Eskimo woman (Alaska) Darline Alangoluk.25.04.1989#6565258
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Crossing the Bering strait on kayak (traditional fishing and trasportation boat of coastal Chukchas, Aleuts, Koryaks and Eskimos made of seal skins).25.04.1989#6565256
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Checkpoint at the Soviet border.25.04.1989#6565253
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Ratmanov Island in the Bering Strait (Big Diomede), the easternmost point of Russia.25.04.1989#6565250
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Sledge dogs are seen resting during a break.30.03.1989#6565246
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Expedition members Zoya Ivanova, left, and Alaskan Eskimo woman Darline Alangoluk.30.03.1989#6565245
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Snow-covered reaches of Chukotka.30.03.1989#6565244
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Journalists, television and film crews are seen interviewing expedition members in a village along the way.30.03.1989#6565242
Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989.30.03.1989#6565240
Bering Bridge Soviet-American expedition led by travellers Dmitry Shparo and Paul Shurke (March 7 - May 11, 1989). A herd of deer on Chukotka.07.03.1989#8163004
The Bering Bridge Soviet-American expedition, led by travelers Dmitry Shparo and Paul Shurke (March 7 - May 11, 1989). Meeting participants with bread and salt.07.03.1989#8165383
The Bering Bridge Soviet-American expedition, led by travelers Dmitry Shparo and Paul Shurke (March 7 - May 11, 1989). Meeting participants with bread and salt.07.03.1989#8165381
An American tourist wearing a mask of US President Ronald Reagan on Red Square in Moscow.01.12.1988#8220582
An American tourist wearing a mask of US President Ronald Reagan on Red Square in Moscow.01.12.1988#8220579
An American tourist wearing a mask of US President Ronald Reagan on Red Square in Moscow.01.12.1988#8220578
American tourists in front of the Rossiya Hotel in the historic Zaryadye district, which operated until 2006.01.12.1988#8220573
American tourists at the Refectory Church of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in Zagorsk, Moscow Region.01.12.1988#8220571
American tourists in Sheremetyevo Airport (today Pushkin International Sheremetyevo Airport).01.12.1988#8220420
American tourists at the Refectory Church of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in Zagorsk, Moscow Region.01.12.1988#8220418
An American tourist wearing a mask of US President Ronald Reagan with St.Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow.01.12.1988#8220417
American tourists visit the Assumption Gate and the gate icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in Zagorsk, Moscow Region.01.12.1988#8220413
American tourists in Sheremetyevo Airport (today Pushkin International Sheremetyevo Airport).01.12.1988#8220411
A group of American tourists in the fireplace room of the Intourist Hotel in Moscow.01.12.1988#8219923
A delegation of American students visit a Moscow school. Leader of the group Don Cairns, left, presents a commemorative diploma as a sign of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the USSR.20.04.1984#8804063
A delegation of American students visit a Moscow school. Leader of the group Don Cairns, left, presents American books to Moscow students.20.04.1984#8804064
A delegation of American students visit a Moscow school. Moscow and American students during a traditional Russian tea party.20.04.1984#8804065
A delegation of American students visit a Moscow school. American students visit a classroom of a Moscow school.20.04.1984#8804066
Participants of the Soviet-American expedition surrounded by the ridges of the Western Sayan, Tuva SSR.01.06.1983#8803056
Right: Igor Koropachinsky, Director of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences (now the Russian Academy of Sciences), with members of the Soviet-American expedition during a visit to the symbol of the geographical center of Asia on the bank of the Yenisei, the Center of Asia stele in Kyzyl, Tuva SSR.01.06.1983#8803058
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. American tourists who arrived onboard the Independent cruiseship in Odessa, visit one of the city's best secondary schools. Physics and chemistry classroom.14.10.1967#6418496
