Russkaya Station - Revision history

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	The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort.		The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort.

	In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), stated ~~that ''~~There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya, and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season.'' However, by 2012 it was reported that reactivation plans, although delayed, had not commenced.		In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), stated: "There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya, and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season." However, by 2012 it was reported that reactivation plans, although delayed, had not commenced.

	==Climate==		==Climate==

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	[[File:Russkaya Station.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|The mothballed Russkaya Station]]		[[File:Russkaya Station.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|The mothballed Russkaya Station]]
	The '''Russkaya Station''' is a former Soviet and Russian Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on 9 March 1980 and officially abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990.		The '''Russkaya Station''' (74°46′00″S 136°48′10″W) is a former Soviet and Russian [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on 9 March 1980 and officially abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990.

	The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort.		The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort.

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	==Climate==		==Climate==
	For the shore of Antarctica, the winds are considered to be rather strong. The average number of days per year with wind speeds of over 15 m/s in the area around the station is 264, and on 136 of those the wind speed is over 30 m/s. The average temperature in the coldest months of July–August is -20F; in the warmest months of December–January it is -2F. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the station was -46.4F in 1985, and the warmest was 7.4F in 1983~~. The average overall temperature over the course of a year is -12F, and the average amount of snowfall is around 2000mm~~.		For the shore of [[Antarctica]], the winds are considered to be rather strong. The average number of days per year with wind speeds of over 15 m/s in the area around the station is 264, and on 136 of those the wind speed is over 30 m/s. The average temperature in the coldest months of July–August is -20F; in the warmest months of December–January it is -2F. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the station was -46.4F in 1985, and the warmest was 7.4F in 1983.

			The average overall temperature over the course of a year is -12F, and the average amount of snowfall is around 2000mm.

			==Plant and animal life==
			There is a colony of [[Adélie penguin]]s near the station at the tip of [[Cape Burks]] and plentiful [[lichen]] and [[moss]] species growing on the exposed rocks. ''[[Usnea antarctica]]'' has been extensively studied at the location.

			==Usage by Westarctica==
			In 2015, [[Grand Duke Travis]] was contacted by a television production company about developing a reality television show that would take place in [[Westarctica]]. The show was to be funded by a television network and would deal with the pressures of trying to start a country with family and friends while confined to a relatively limited location. Russkaya was deemed to be a perfect fit for the production.

			Grand Duke Travis reached out to Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition, and successfully secured permission from the Russian government to utilize the abandoned station for the duration of filming, which was expected to last the entire month of February (2016). However, after several months of pitch sessions, network funding for the production fell through and the expedition was canceled.

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Places]]		[[Category:Places]]

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	The '''Russkaya Station''' ~~was~~ a former [[Soviet ~~Union\|Soviet]]~~ and ~~[[Russia]]n~~ Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on March 9, 1980 and officially abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990.		[[File:Russkaya Station.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|The mothballed Russkaya Station]]
			The '''Russkaya Station''' is a former Soviet and Russian Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on 9 March 1980 and officially abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990.

	The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort.		The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort.
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	==Climate==		==Climate==
	For the shore of Antarctica, the winds are considered to be rather strong. The average number of days per year with wind speeds of over ~~{{convert\|~~15\|m/s}} in the area around the station is 264, and on 136 of those the wind speed is over ~~{{convert\|~~30\|m/s}}. The average temperature in the coldest months of July–August is ~~{{convert\|~~-~~20\|C\|F}}~~; in the warmest months of December–January it is ~~{{convert\|~~-~~2\|C\|F}}~~. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the station was ~~{{convert\|~~-46.~~4\|C\|F}}~~ in 1985, and the warmest was ~~{{convert\|~~7.~~4\|C\|F}}~~ in 1983. The average overall temperature over the course of a year is ~~{{convert\|~~-~~12\|C\|F}}~~, and the average amount of snowfall is around ~~{{convert\|2000\|mm}}~~.		For the shore of Antarctica, the winds are considered to be rather strong. The average number of days per year with wind speeds of over 15 m/s in the area around the station is 264, and on 136 of those the wind speed is over 30 m/s. The average temperature in the coldest months of July–August is -20F; in the warmest months of December–January it is -2F. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the station was -46.4F in 1985, and the warmest was 7.4F in 1983. The average overall temperature over the course of a year is -12F, and the average amount of snowfall is around 2000mm.

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]]


	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
			[[Category:Places]]

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	The '''Russkaya Station''' was a former [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[~~Marie Byrd Land]] in [[Western Antarctica\|Western]] [[Antarctica~~]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on March 9, 1980 and officially abandoned in 1990.		The '''Russkaya Station''' was a former [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Westarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on March 9, 1980 and officially abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990.

	The station was ~~[[wikt:mothball#Verb\|~~mothballed]] in the beginning of 1990. In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), stated that ''There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya, and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season.'' However, by 2012 it was reported that reactivation plans, although delayed, had not commenced.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://basementgeographer.com/antarctic-research-stations-that-didnt-survive-part-i/ \|title=Antarctic Research Stations That Didn’t Survive\|work=The Basement Geographer\|publisher= \|date=16 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 July 2016 }}</ref>		The station was mothballed in the beginning of 1990, being closed in such a way that it could be re-opened with minimal effort.

			In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), stated that ''There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya, and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season.'' However, by 2012 it was reported that reactivation plans, although delayed, had not commenced.

	==Climate==		==Climate==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Research stations in Antarctica#List of research stations\|List of Antarctic research stations]]
	* [[Antarctic field camps\| List of Antarctic field camps]]
	* [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]]		* [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]]

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~
	~~{{refimprove\|date=January 2009}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	* [http://www.aari.nw.ru/index_en.html Official website Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute]
	* [http://www.aari.nw.ru/projects/Antarctic/stations/russkaya/russkaya_en.html AARI Russkaya Station page]
	* [https://www.comnap.aq/facilities COMNAP Antarctic Facilities]
	* [https://www.comnap.aq/publications/maps/comnap_map_edition5_a0_2009-07-24.pdf/view COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map]

	~~[[Category:Outposts of Marie Byrd Land]]~~
	~~[[Category:Soviet Union and the Antarctic]]~~
	~~[[Category:Russia and the Antarctic]]~~
	~~[[Category:1980 establishments in Antarctica]]~~
	~~[[Category:1990 disestablishments in Antarctica]]~~

	~~{{portalbar\|Earth sciences\|Antarctica\|Soviet Union\|Russia}}~~
	~~{{Antarctic research stations}}~~
	~~{{Antarctica}}~~


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	The '''Russkaya Station''' was a former [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]] in [[Western Antarctica\|Western]] [[Antarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on March 9, 1980 and officially abandoned in 1990.		The '''Russkaya Station''' was a former [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]] in [[Western Antarctica\|Western]] [[Antarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on March 9, 1980 and officially abandoned in 1990.

	The station was [[wikt:mothball#Verb\|mothballed]] in the beginning of 1990. In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), stated that ''There are plans to open the mothballed stations [[Molodyozhnaya ~~Station (Antarctica)\|Molodyozhnaya]]~~, [[Leningradskaya ~~Station\|Leningradskaya]]~~ and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season.'' However, by 2012 it was reported that reactivation plans, although delayed, had not commenced.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://basementgeographer.com/antarctic-research-stations-that-didnt-survive-part-i/ \|title=Antarctic Research Stations That Didn’t Survive\|work=The Basement Geographer\|publisher= \|date=16 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 July 2016 }}</ref>		The station was [[wikt:mothball#Verb\|mothballed]] in the beginning of 1990. In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), stated that ''There are plans to open the mothballed stations Molodyozhnaya, Leningradskaya, and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season.'' However, by 2012 it was reported that reactivation plans, although delayed, had not commenced.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://basementgeographer.com/antarctic-research-stations-that-didnt-survive-part-i/ \|title=Antarctic Research Stations That Didn’t Survive\|work=The Basement Geographer\|publisher= \|date=16 November 2013 \|accessdate=10 July 2016 }}</ref>

	==Climate==		==Climate==

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The '''Russkaya Station''' was a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n Antarctic research station that was located on the [[Ruppert Coast]], in [[Marie Byrd Land]] in [[Western Antarctica|Western]] [[Antarctica]]. The station was proposed in 1973 and approved in 1978. Construction began the next year and it was opened on March 9, 1980 and officially abandoned in 1990.

The station was [[wikt:mothball#Verb|mothballed]] in the beginning of 1990. In February 2006, Valeriy Lukin, the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition (RAE), stated that ''There are plans to open the mothballed stations [[Molodyozhnaya Station (Antarctica)|Molodyozhnaya]], [[Leningradskaya Station|Leningradskaya]] and Russkaya in the 2007–2008 season.'' However, by 2012 it was reported that reactivation plans, although delayed, had not commenced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://basementgeographer.com/antarctic-research-stations-that-didnt-survive-part-i/ |title=Antarctic Research Stations That Didn’t Survive|work=The Basement Geographer|publisher= |date=16 November 2013 |accessdate=10 July 2016 }}</ref>

==Climate==
For the shore of Antarctica, the winds are considered to be rather strong. The average number of days per year with wind speeds of over {{convert|15|m/s}} in the area around the station is 264, and on 136 of those the wind speed is over {{convert|30|m/s}}. The average temperature in the coldest months of July–August is {{convert|-20|C|F}}; in the warmest months of December–January it is {{convert|-2|C|F}}. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the station was {{convert|-46.4|C|F}} in 1985, and the warmest was {{convert|7.4|C|F}} in 1983. The average overall temperature over the course of a year is {{convert|-12|C|F}}, and the average amount of snowfall is around {{convert|2000|mm}}.

==See also==
* [[Research stations in Antarctica#List of research stations|List of Antarctic research stations]]
* [[Antarctic field camps| List of Antarctic field camps]]
* [[Soviet Antarctic Expedition]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2009}}

==External links==
* [http://www.aari.nw.ru/index_en.html Official website Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute]
* [http://www.aari.nw.ru/projects/Antarctic/stations/russkaya/russkaya_en.html AARI Russkaya Station page]
* [https://www.comnap.aq/facilities COMNAP Antarctic Facilities]
* [https://www.comnap.aq/publications/maps/comnap_map_edition5_a0_2009-07-24.pdf/view COMNAP Antarctic Facilities Map]

[[Category:Outposts of Marie Byrd Land]]
[[Category:Soviet Union and the Antarctic]]
[[Category:Russia and the Antarctic]]
[[Category:1980 establishments in Antarctica]]
[[Category:1990 disestablishments in Antarctica]]

{{portalbar|Earth sciences|Antarctica|Soviet Union|Russia}}
{{Antarctic research stations}}
{{Antarctica}}

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