Press photo of Arctic researchers Krenkel, Papanin, Fedorov and Chirkov

The original picture is in good collector's condition. Size 130*176 mm. On the reverse side is a later stamp of the French archive and an early editorial tag with a description of what is happening in the photo. Guarantee of authenticity.

Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin (November 14 [26], 1894, Sevastopol — January 30, 1986, Moscow) was a Soviet Arctic explorer. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1937, 1940). Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1938). Honorary member of the Geographical Society of the USSR (1938). Rear Admiral (1943). Honorary citizen of Arkhangelsk, Lipetsk, Murmansk, Sevastopol, Yaroslavl region.