This year is the 200th anniversary of the return to Russia of the Bellinghausen Expedition, which discovered the Antarctic continent and was the first Russian visit to New Zealand. In this episode, we discuss the expedition and its significance with special guest Sergey Permitin.
Pictures by expedition artist Pavel Mikhailov in the collection of the Russian Museum: https://rusmuseumvrm.ru/reference/classifier/author/mihaylov_pavel_nikolaevich/index.php?show=asc&p=0&page=1&ps=20&lang=en#slide-1
NZ Geographic articles on the first Russian visit to NZ:
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/from-russia-with-respect/?source=readmore-ribbon-related
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-day-the-russians-came/
Peaceful East 200: https://www.russia-maritime.ru/mve200