President Vladimir Putin in the bathyscaphe plunged to the bottom of the Black Sea during the expedition of the Russian Geographical Society and the Radiocommunication shared what he saw with the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Vladimir Putin Tuesday took part in an expedition organized by the Russian Geographical Society (RGS). President of dives in the submersible to the sunken ancient ship, which lies near Sevastopol in the 83-meter depth. From there he spoke with Medvedev.
“I recommend that you, too, then come down and see it. It’s great, so exciting! And so many objects is clearly visible remains of the ship. Here, experts say, much work will be for research, “- said the head of state on the radio.
During the dive, Putin congratulated the members of the Russian Geographical Society with the 170th anniversary, and stressed the importance of research, which is engaged in the RGS.
” This coincided well of course, that we have this date celebrating here today off the coast of the Crimea, but still have the opportunity, pleasure and happiness to be present in the events related to the study of antiquity, which we inherited more from the past centuries, from previous generations. The Russian Geographical Society is always engaged in research, which were crucial Russia “, – said the president.
Russian Geographic Society was founded in 1845 by decree of Emperor Nicholas I. Now the Russian public organization” Russian geographical society “has 85 regional offices across Russia , the largest of them – the seaside and Moscow. In 2009, he was elected president of the Society Sergei Shoigu (now occupies the post of Minister of Defense). In 2010, it was created by the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society, which was headed by Putin. The Council has revived a long tradition of philanthropy and grants to established society.
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