Russia 🇷🇺 @Russia
❄️ #OTD in 1956 the first Soviet Antarctic station #Mirny was established. It is named after a #Russian sloop - 1 of the 2 - that discovered #Antarctica in 1820. ⛵️Once the main base for Russian Antarctic research, today this all-year round station now acts in support role. https://t.co/YmVPpZ0IQ0 — PolitiTweet.org