“Free Harbours”: Soviet-German Scientific Cooperation in Aircraft and Arctic Regions Research
In 1924, the German aeronaut Walter Bruns turned to the Soviet government with a proposal of cooperation in the field of aeronautics. He suggested creating a concession company for the transportation of passengers by airship from Europe to East Asia, granting the bases of airships the right of extra...
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fturalfunivojs:oai:journals.urfu.ru:article/5625 2023-06-06T11:50:16+02:00 “Free Harbours”: Soviet-German Scientific Cooperation in Aircraft and Arctic Regions Research «Вольные гавани»: советско-немецкое сотрудничество в области воздухоплавания и освоения Арктики Sobisevich, Alexey Vladimirovich Research for this article was funded with the support of the Russian Science Foundation, project 20-78-10095 “Soviet Science as an Industry: Personnel, Infrastructure, Organisational and Management Practices (1920s–1970s)”. Статья подготовлена при поддержке РНФ, проект № 20-78-10095 «Советская наука как индустрия: кадры, инфраструктура, организационно-управленческие практики (1920–1970-е гг.)». 2021-12-28 https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/Izvestia2/article/view/5625 https://doi.org/10.15826/izv2.2021.23.4.072 rus rus Уральский федеральный университет имени первого Президента России Б.Н. Ельцина https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/Izvestia2/article/view/5625/4256 https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/Izvestia2/article/view/5625 doi:10.15826/izv2.2021.23.4.072 (c) 2021 Alexey Vladimirovich Sobisevich Izvestia. Ural Federal University Journal. Series 2. Humanities and Arts; Том 23, № 4; 159–175 Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2. Гуманитарные науки; Том 23, № 4; 159–175 2587-6929 2227-2283 всемирная история история России development of the Arctic airship building aeronautics scientific diplomacy Soviet science Walther Bruns Umberto Nobile освоение Арктики дирижаблестроение воздухоплавание научная дипломатия советская наука Вальтер Брунс Умберто Нобиле info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 fturalfunivojs https://doi.org/10.15826/izv2.2021.23.4.072 2023-04-16T08:11:22Z In 1924, the German aeronaut Walter Bruns turned to the Soviet government with a proposal of cooperation in the field of aeronautics. He suggested creating a concession company for the transportation of passengers by airship from Europe to East Asia, granting the bases of airships the right of extraterritoriality, making them “free harbours”. The aim of this study is to present the results of Soviet-German cooperation in the development of aeronautics and the tasks that were planned to be solved with the help of airships in the development of the Arctic territories. Analysis of the sources demonstrates that V. Bruns’ project was seen by the Soviet officials as dubious in terms of recoupment, and they were not ready to allocate funds for its implementation. The authorities were interested, first of all, in obtaining German technologies and localising the construction of airships at Soviet shipyards. In this article, special attention is paid to how Bruns’ project was evaluated by experts, among whom the military played a leading role. They opposed regular flights of airships with foreign crews across Soviet territory, as they considered them a potential threat to the country’s defense. Bruns’ other project on the organisation of an international scientific expedition to study the Arctic was of greater interest to the authorities. The practical result of this project was the flight of Graf Zeppelin, a German airship, in 1931 whose crew included Soviet specialists. However, after that, the cooperation with the Italian aeronaut Umberto Nobile became more significant for the Soviet authorities and he began building airships in the USSR. В 1924 г. немецкий воздухоплаватель Вальтер Брунс обратился к советскому правительству с предложением о сотрудничестве в области воздухоплавания. Он предлагал создать концессионную компанию по перевозке пассажиров дирижаблями из Европы в Восточную Азию, предоставив пунктам базирования дирижаблей право экстерриториальности, сделав их «вольными гаванями». Целью исследования является ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ural Federal University: URFU Journal Systems Arctic Bruns ENVELOPE(-64.383,-64.383,-84.483,-84.483) Nobile ENVELOPE(-61.433,-61.433,-64.550,-64.550) Izvestia of the Ural federal university. Series 2. Humanities and Arts 23 4 159 175 |
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In 1924, the German aeronaut Walter Bruns turned to the Soviet government with a proposal of cooperation in the field of aeronautics. He suggested creating a concession company for the transportation of passengers by airship from Europe to East Asia, granting the bases of airships the right of extraterritoriality, making them “free harbours”. The aim of this study is to present the results of Soviet-German cooperation in the development of aeronautics and the tasks that were planned to be solved with the help of airships in the development of the Arctic territories. Analysis of the sources demonstrates that V. Bruns’ project was seen by the Soviet officials as dubious in terms of recoupment, and they were not ready to allocate funds for its implementation. The authorities were interested, first of all, in obtaining German technologies and localising the construction of airships at Soviet shipyards. In this article, special attention is paid to how Bruns’ project was evaluated by experts, among whom the military played a leading role. They opposed regular flights of airships with foreign crews across Soviet territory, as they considered them a potential threat to the country’s defense. Bruns’ other project on the organisation of an international scientific expedition to study the Arctic was of greater interest to the authorities. The practical result of this project was the flight of Graf Zeppelin, a German airship, in 1931 whose crew included Soviet specialists. However, after that, the cooperation with the Italian aeronaut Umberto Nobile became more significant for the Soviet authorities and he began building airships in the USSR. В 1924 г. немецкий воздухоплаватель Вальтер Брунс обратился к советскому правительству с предложением о сотрудничестве в области воздухоплавания. Он предлагал создать концессионную компанию по перевозке пассажиров дирижаблями из Европы в Восточную Азию, предоставив пунктам базирования дирижаблей право экстерриториальности, сделав их «вольными гаванями». Целью исследования является ... |
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Research for this article was funded with the support of the Russian Science Foundation, project 20-78-10095 “Soviet Science as an Industry: Personnel, Infrastructure, Organisational and Management Practices (1920s–1970s)”. Статья подготовлена при поддержке РНФ, проект № 20-78-10095 «Советская наука как индустрия: кадры, инфраструктура, организационно-управленческие практики (1920–1970-е гг.)». |
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