Science and Technology № 6

Plot 1. "COAL ON THE PIPES". Kuzbass. Loading coal into wagons. The train is going by. The work of scientists on the development of obtaining liquid fuel from coal, which can be piped directly from Kuzbass to Novosibirsk. Process chain. Plot 2. "FOR DAIRY FARMS". The outskirts of Riga. Dairy farm of the "Adazi" collective farm. Cows in the pasture, eating fodder in stalls. Automated cow milking process. Plot 3. "ON THE TRACKS OF THE POLAR EXPEDITION". The history of the scientific polar expedition on the schooner "Maud" (led by the polar traveler and explorer Roald Amundsen) in 1918-20s, which ended with the death of two of its members - navigator Peter Knutzen and ship carpenter Paul Tessem. Arctic coast; a blizzard is sweeping; a dog team is running. The route of the members of the expedition (discovered: a fireplace, an object of movement with personal belongings); drawing of the schooner "Mod"; photographs (P. Knutzen and P. Tessem; the remains of one of the Norwegians). Monument to P. Tessem at the place of his death. The work of forensic scientists to establish the identity of the deceased. Plot 4. "PRESERVING THE OLD". Kostroma. Volga river. A hydrofoil rocket floats along the river; ships at the berth. City streets with traffic and people. Among the old buildings in the city center: a former guardhouse (19th century), a fire tower (early 19th century), shopping arcades (late 18th - early 19th century). Cathedral of the Epiphany Monastery (16th century) in the woods; work of restorers. A group of tourists at one of the buildings of the Ipatiev Monastery ensemble (16-18 centuries).

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Script writers V. Zvyagin, V. Korzhukov, Ya. Massovich, N. Stepanova, consultants V. Vinogradov, A. Gromov, V. Dvoreshin, B. Stepin, text writer L. Pazhitnov, editor V. Shmelev, director B. Rodin