History

On March 4, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar passed away at the age of 100. He served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982-1991 and was an outstanding Peruvian diplomat and public official, as well as a great friend of Russia and the Soviet Union.

In 2019, we marked 50th anniversary of the Thor Heyerdahl journey, the great Norwegian scientist and navigator, in papyrus boat Ra. “Seven courageous” tool part in the expedition across the Atlantic Ocean. One of them was our fellow countryman — Yuri Senkevich, a doctor, journalist and traveler.