President of Russia: Presidential Executive Order establishing Polar Explorers’ Day

21 May 2013
Source: The President of Russia web site

President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Polar Explorers’ Day.

The executive order establishes the Polar Explorers’ Day which will be celebrated on May 21. The first drifting station North Pole-1 was set up on this day, May 21, 76 years ago.