The inscription on the plaque reads: “Here lived the hero of the Soviet Union, the polar aviator Mikhail Babushkin (1923-1938).” The plaque is not particularly flashy, but it is the memory of a man who explored the Arctic, the man who landed an airplane on the North Pole. It is a place of history and memory. The plaque is located on a simple, nondescript wall of a building in this once village of Bordino that was merged into the city of Moscow in 1960. Just imagine the life of Mikhail Babushkin, a man who started his military service in 1914, graduated from Gatchina aviation school in 1915, and was a pioneer of the Soviet Arctic aviation. In 1937, he participated in the flights to Soviet drifting ice station “North Pole-1” and even helped with the search for Sigizmund Levanevsky in the perilous skies of the Arctic. In 1938, he died in a flight accident and was interred at the Novodevichy Cemetery, He left a legacy of courage, innovation, and a profound respect for the unforgiving beauty of the Arctic. This plaque is a silent tribute to his bravery, a small stone in a vast city that speaks volumes about the spirit of exploration that is the soul of Russia.
Центральный дом работников искусств
Step through the grand wooden doors of the Central House of the Workers of Art, and you’ll be transported to