About the book: 2014 / 1834 in Baltimore (USA) the wooden wheeled icebreaker "Assistance" was built. 1864 Kronstadt merchant M. O. Britnev converted the towing steamer Pilot for ice navigation. In 1899, the world's first linear icebreaker Ermak was launched. In 1928, an expedition took place on the icebreaker Krasin to rescue crew members of the airship Italia. 1937 the icebreaker Joseph Stalin was launched. 1957 the world's first nuclear icebreaker Lenin was launched. 1977 the nuclear icebreaker Arktika reached the North Pole. 2013 the first of three was laid down at the St. Petersburg Baltic Shipyard new generation nuclear double-draft icebreakers.