About the book: 2017 / In 1819–1821, the author led the first Russian round-the-world Antarctic expedition. During 751 days of voyage, Antarctica was discovered - a mystery continent, the very existence of which many doubted, and 29 islands in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Throughout the journey, Thaddeus Bellingshausen kept a travel diary, entries from which he then used to write a book about this voyage . Thanks to this, the memories of the expedition turned out to be bright, lively and detailed..