Preliminary Program for the
Expedition to the Ushakova Island
Expedition Objectives
- to visit the places of Ushakov's expeditions' dwelling on the
North Land archipelago and on Ushakova Island
- to shoot some video materials about the group's dwelling on
Sredny Island (Middle Island) and Ushakova Island
- to provide arctic frontier guards, goods delivery to the frontier
post on Sredny Island, organization of concerts for "Sedmaya
Voda" band for the frontier guards in Vorkuta City and on
Sredny Island
- to visit miners' settlements together with the frontier guards in
Vorkuta
- celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Victory Day on Sredny
Island among the frontier guards
Expedition's Program
Day 1 - group's leave for Vorkuta (train)
Day 3 - arrival to Vorkuta, accomodation in frontier guards'
detachment; meeting with the detachment's and arctic air regiment's for Federal
Frontier Service officers
Days 4-5 - a trip through Vorkuta, ring road (mines), "Sedmaya
Voda" group show before the frontier guards in honour of the 55th Victory Day
Anniversary
Day 6 - loading onto Federal Frontier Service choppers, flight
to Dixon (5 hours), stop, additional top-up (delay due weather conditions is
possible); Eclipse (2hrs), Cheluskin Cape (2,5 hrs), Sredny Island (1.5 hrs).
Flight over Arctic - nature, ice, bears, etc. Accomodation on the arctic frontier
post.
Day 7 - excursion to Domashny Island (Ushakov's Tomb) Flight
to Ushakova Island. (Meeting Ushakov's daughter on the island, communication
sessions with rest of the world from the small arctic island). "Sedmaya Voda"
group show before the frontier guards in honour of the 55th Victory Day Anniversary.
Life and military service conditions in Arctic
Day 8 - flight from Sredny Island to Vorkuta
Days 9-10 - a journey from Vorkuta to Moscow
Delays due weather conditions are possible.
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