page_title: A. Sibiryakov (icebreaker)
hierarchical_section_title: A. Sibiryakov (icebreaker)
caption_attribution_description: English: Soviet postage stamp of 4 kopecks from 1977. Ice-breaker steamship "Aleksandr Sibiriakov". Русский: Почтовая марка СССР. Ледокольный пароход "Александр Сибиряков" Español: Sello soviético de 4 kopeks de 1977. Barco rompehielos "Aleksandr Sibiriakov".
context_page_description: A. Sibiryakov was a Soviet icebreaker which was active in the Russian Arctic during the 1930s. She was built in 1909 in Glasgow and was originally the Newfoundland sealing steamer Bellaventure. After being purchased by Russia in 1916, she was renamed A. Sibiryakov. Her Russian name was chosen in honour of Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Sibiryakov, an Imperial Russian gold mine proprietor. Sibiryakov financed explorations to Siberia, such as Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's, and also took part in some expeditions of his own.
context_section_description: A. Sibiryakov (Russian Александр Сибиряков) was a Soviet icebreaker which was active in the Russian Arctic during the 1930s. She was built in 1909 in Glasgow and was originally the Newfoundland sealing steamer Bellaventure. After being purchased by Russia in 1916, she was renamed A. Sibiryakov. Her Russian name was chosen in honour of  Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Sibiryakov, an Imperial Russian gold mine proprietor. Sibiryakov financed explorations to Siberia, such as Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's, and also took part in some expeditions of his own.
caption: A. Sibiryakov in a Soviet postage stamp
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