Participants in the Kara-Winter 2015 scientific-exploratory expedition Konstantin Smirnov, right, and Andrey Skutin prepare for deployment of buoys on icebergs. Kara-Winter-2015, the largest Arctic expedition in the world in the recent 20 years, was organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.09.06.2015#2643666
Konstantin Smirnov, a participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea, prepares for deployment of buoys on icebergs.09.06.2015#2643664
A participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.10.06.2015#2643663
Participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea, prepare for deployment of buoys on icebergs.09.06.2015#2643658
Ivan Lavrentyev, a member of the Institute of Geography under the Russian Academy of Sciences, prepares for a radiosonde observation as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.09.06.2015#2643657
A radiosonde observation carried out as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.09.06.2015#2643656
The command bridge of the icebreaker Yamal during researches held as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643643
A participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.06.06.2015#2643641
A participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.06.06.2015#2643640
Viktor Kharitonov, a member of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the head of the morphometry group of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.11.06.2015#2643639
A participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643638
A participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643637
A member of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea, studies properties of Arctic ice in the Kara Sea .11.06.2015#2643636
During the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643635
Stanislav Belikov, a member of the regional public organization Marine Mammal Council, takes part in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea, as a polar bear scientist.09.06.2015#2643634
Members of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea, study properties of Arctic ice in the Kara Sea .11.06.2015#2643633
A participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.09.06.2015#2643632
Viktor Kharitonov, a member of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the head of the morphometry group of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643629
The atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.10.06.2015#2643609
The atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.11.06.2015#2643607
The atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643597
The atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.06.06.2015#2643596
The atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643593
A helicopter on its take-off pad aboard the atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.09.06.2015#2643592
The atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.09.06.2015#2643591
The atomic icebreaker Yamal during researches carried out in the Kara Sea as part of the world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.06.06.2015#2643590
Kara-Winter 2015, the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years, organized by Russia's Rosneft to explore the properties of the ice cover across the area from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea. Franz Josef Land archipelago.10.06.2015#2643576
Kara-Winter 2015, the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years, organized by Russia's Rosneft to explore the properties of the ice cover across the area from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea. Franz Josef Land archipelago. The Kara Sea.07.06.2015#2643575
Kara-Winter 2015, the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years, organized by Russia's Rosneft to explore the properties of the ice cover across the area from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea. Franz Josef Land archipelago.10.06.2015#2643572
Kara-Winter 2015, the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years, organized by Russia's Rosneft to explore the properties of the ice cover across the area from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea.07.06.2015#2643574
The world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea. The Franz Josef Land Archipelago.10.06.2015#2643573
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643565
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643564
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643562
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643561
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643560
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643559
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643558
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643557
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643556
The Uyedineniya Island (Lonely Island) polar station in the Kara Sea opened in 1934 and closed in 1996.11.06.2015#2643527
Konstantin Smirnov installs buoys on ice to study its drift during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.11.06.2015#2643526
Researchers study Arctic ice in the Kara Sea during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.11.06.2015#2643525
Participant in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.11.06.2015#2643524
Studying ice hummocks in the Kara Sea during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643516
Researchers study ice hummocks in the Kara Sea during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643515
A researcher studies ice hummocks in the Kara Sea during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643507
Researcher Yury Gavrilov (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute) studies ice hummocks in the Kara Sea during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643506
Researchers study ice hummocks in the Kara Sea during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643503
Researchers study ice hummocks in the Kara Sea during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643502
The world's largest Arctic expedition in the recent 20 years, Kara-Winter 2015, organized by Rosneft oil company to study ice covers in the waters extending from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian Sea. The Kara Sea.12.06.2015#2643498
Andrei Boltunov represents the regional public organization "Council on Sea Mammals) and is a leading expert on polar bears. He takes part in the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.11.06.2015#2643497
Technical maintenance of a helicopter on board the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yamal" during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643485
Technical maintenance of a helicopter on board the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yamal" during the world's largest Arctic expedition in the past 20 years -- Kara-Winter 2015. It was commissioned by Rosneft for the study of the ice cover in the basin from the Barents Sea to the East Siberian Sea.12.06.2015#2643483