The icebreaker museum "Lenin" has returned to the Murmansk seaport after restoration. It has been repainted and undergone other repair work. While it is not yet possible to board it, this will soon become possible. This was reported by the Telegram channel Murmansk.Travel.
"It is expected that the icebreaker will begin to receive guests again on October 16," the message says.
The world's first nuclear-powered icebreaker, "Lenin", was commissioned on December 3, 1959. It ensured navigation on the Northern Sea Route and escorted thousands of ships through the Arctic ice.
Since May 2009, the nuclear icebreaker has been operating as a museum.
"In a short time, the icebreaker has become one of the 'calling cards' of the Murmansk region. On board, there is an Information Center on Atomic Energy and a permanent exhibition "Atom and the Arctic" - an interactive museum and educational complex dedicated to the history of the nuclear icebreaker fleet, the development of the Northern Sea Route, industrial development, climatic features, and the ecology of the Arctic," the message notes.
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