Rudolf Samoilovich Biography

Dates of life: September 13, March 4, the place of Azov, the Donskoy Army, the Soviet Polar researcher, professor, doctor of geographical sciences, well -known works: “In the ice of the Arctic”, “The Way to the Pole”, “My eighteenth expedition”, “To save the Nobile expedition” in the year in Azovo, Rudolph Lazarevich Samoilovich, a person who was open used well -deserved glory. The name of our fellow countryman received world fame after a brilliantly carried out under the leadership of Professor Samoilovich’s search and salvation of the expedition of Umberto Nobile, who suffered a disaster near the shores of Svaldbergen.

The return of the icebreaker "Krasin" was triumphal. The Soviet government praised the feat of R. Samoilovich, awarding it the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. What was he? The figure of the fighter. Huge physical strength. Large round glasses with very strong glasses. An extraordinary clever, with a magnificent soft character in the year, wrote about Samoilovich in his book Ernst Krenkel.

Azov is the birthplace of Rudolf Lazarevich Samoilovich. Here is how Rudolf Lazarevich himself begins the autobiography: “I was born on September 1 of the old style of the year in Azov on the Don in a wealthy and even rich family. The father stood at the head of the Russian - Greek company, which exported bread abroad. From early childhood, I saw the loading of ships with grain and often thought, envied them with free, interesting voyages.

Having entered the gymnasium, I grew up as a quiet, lonely boy, rarely took part in the games or leaflets of schoolchildren - my favorite pastime was to read Mine Read, Jules Verne, Fenimora Cooper, Walter Scott. ” R. Samoilovich received higher education at the Royal Mountain Academy in Freiberg, which he once graduated from M. with a diploma of a mining engineer, he returned to his hometown, but now for a short while.

A year later, Rudolf Lazarevich moved to Rostov, where he was arrested for participating in revolutionary activities. After liberation, the surveillance intensified. In the middle of the year, he was again arrested and exiled to the north, from where he fled in three months. The third arrest determined all his future fate. It was in Pinega of the Arkhangelsk province, where Rudolf Lazarevich was exiled, he was carried away by the study of the northern lands.

The study of the Arctic has become a matter of his whole life. Rudolf Samoilovich played an outstanding role in the study and development of the Arctic, starting from years. And today the significance of its activity is only increasing. The polar researcher, who performed 21 expeditions, stood at the origins of the creation of the northern scientific and final expedition and headed it.

He became the first director of the Arctic Institute, the discoverer of coal deposits on Spitsbergen, the organizer of the Grumanth joint stock company. Samoilovich - the opener of the Muscovite mica deposit in the north of Karelia, later calculated the stocks of apatitis in the hibans, which gave impetus to the development of this northern edge. Today, the largest scientific center of Russia abroad, as well as the Grumante tourist center, has been deployed on the material base of the Arcticugol trust on Spitsbergen.

Clarification of the geographical map, the creation of cards of currents, the discovery of unknown islands - all this and much more - the result of naval high -stroke expeditions of R. The creation of the polar stations on the earth of Franz Joseph, the New Earth, Northern Earth, Cape Chelyuskin Peninsula Taimyr, the development of the scientific program of the Drinking station of the North Pole -1 - all this is the result of the activities of the All -Union Arctic Institute and personally its director.

Rudolf Lazarevich developed a scientific expedition program in Antarctica. He successfully combined scientific work at the institute with practical work in polar expeditions. He gave lectures at the University of Leningrad, where he headed the Department of Polar countries, was a vice president of the geographical society. He wrote books on the study of the north.

Samoilovich took up to the year when he was arrested. The arrest was not unexpected. The campaign to identify "enemies" among the polar explorers began long before their leader's arrest. Samoilovich was already expecting an arrest, his relatives were waiting for this. Elena Mikhailovna, his second wife, meeting him at the airport, prepared everything necessary in case of arrest.

But that time everything worked out well. Rudolf Lazarevich went on vacation, which decided to spend in the Kislovodsk sanatorium. He enjoyed the deep respect of others, was well known, especially after saving the expedition of U. Nobile G. Lectures, which R. Samoilovich read at the requests of vacationers, took a great success.

It seemed that everything was wonderful, the clouds were dispelled. But it was an illusion. On one of these happy evenings, the car arrived for R. Samoilovich, and he was taken away. He disappeared quietly, without much hype. There were no revealing articles in the newspapers, there was not a single voice that branded him as an “enemy of the people”. Just the name of the scientist was erased in the annals of polar science.

Until now, none of his relatives and friends know what happened to Rudolf Lazarevich after the arrest, what he was accused when he died, and what was the cause of death.The death certificate is the date: a year, but, according to 3. Kanevsky, the elderly, a person could hardly withstand the difficult conditions of stay in prison for such a long time. And the wife of R. Samoilovich Elena Mikhailovna talked about the fact that by November, the year of her transfer was stopped accepting.

Apparently, he died earlier, and the year was recorded conditionally. In the columns about the cause and place of death - dashes. This is yet to be found out. The fate of Samoilovich developed tragically. But after himself, R. Samoilovich left a great scientific heritage and good memory of his students and followers. He had people with goodwill, inner charm, responsiveness, humor and deep education.

He loved people very much, his natural softness and sensitivity were invariably addressed to those who needed help and support. For almost three decades he gave Samoilovich to his beloved Arctic. The Soviet country praised its merits. In the year, R. Samoilovich was awarded the Order of Lenin. Without defense, he was awarded the title of Doctor of Geographical Sciences.

The anniversary was solemnly awarded the scientific community of the country. The name Samoilovich is immortalized on a global geographical map. In the year of his centenary, by the decision of the Executive Committee of the Azov City Council of People's Deputies of the Rostov Region, the museum has many documents, photographs, letters, books characterizing the first stage of the scientist’s life path: childhood, youth, revolutionary activity, a link to the Arkhangelsk province, the first polar expeditions and, in general, the private life of Samoilovich, information about the information about Samoilovichi.

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