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Nuclear Icebreaker Lenin

“Lenin” – the atomic icebreaker, the world’s first surface ship with a nuclear power plant. Icebreaker was built in the Soviet Union, first and foremost, to serve the Northern Sea Route.

The world’s first nuclear-powered icebreaker, the first surface ship with nuclear propulsion. Icebreaker was built in the Soviet Union, first and foremost, to serve the Northern Sea Route. After working for 30 years, the icebreaker “Lenin” in 1989 was decommissioned and put on eternal parking in Murmansk.

In the four years that have passed from the time of the atomic icebreaker “Lenin” to the pier marine station in Murmansk May 5, 2009, it was visited by over 130 thousand tourists, carried out a large number of activities of the business, cultural and social orientation.