have one of the key places, it is enough to mention the russian expedition led by a naval officer and belenshauseno slightly more than two centuries ago from... they discovered this icy continent, as they themselves called it, this is our common history, the history of the achievements of our ancestors, which russia and belarus are rightfully proud of. as you know, our scientists have been working continuously in antarctica since 1955. they have hundreds of the greatest discoveries that have expanded. horizon of knowledge. today, five russian scientific stations operate on the continent all year round. vostok station is the southernmost, although in this case the word southern here has a completely different meaning than in our northern latitudes. the south in antarctica is harsh, extreme conditions in the full sense of the word. vostok station is located right on the strip, at the cold pole of our planet, but the temperature at vostok station is august is the coldest month of the year, in my opinion, it reaches -80°, probably colleagues who are there will confirm, so it reached, in my opinion, up