Magazine "Red Strider" №10

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**Magazine "Red Strider" №10** (Russian: *Журнал «Красный Походник» № 10*) is a document in *ATOM RPG*.

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"The Red Strider"

02.10.1981

Topic:

"Letters from up North"

For months now, the attention of our Motherland's tourism enthusiasts is linked to the adventures of comrade Sinitsin and his crew of young specialists, that chose to travel the unknown and mysterious North Pole.

As we all know, those simple Soviet youths, those five brave students – Vlad Galperin, Eugenia Suslova, Grigory Sarkisyan, Elena Golubeva and their leader Alexey embarked on this journey having nothing but theoretical knowledge and healthy enthusiasm behind their belts. But they did it not just of wanderlust. They did it to prove the superiority of Soviet science!

Several experiments with the recently discovered neodymium magnet technology await our brave boys and girls at the magnetic peak of the Earth. How will those powerful magnets interact with metals, being so close to the North Pole? How does the cold interact with magnetic fields? So many questions… The expedition, though, doesn't doubt it for one second – there will be suitable answers to each and every one.

Last time we heard from the brave explorers, they sent our readers some valuable information about life in the land of everlasting cold. Together with our travelers we learned something new about polar foxes and the society of icy water dwelling seals, as well as some survival tips:

* Covering your face with animal fat helps you walk through the cold air, all the while keeping skin healthy.
* Factory-made crèmes, presented as remedies against frost bite work much worst, freezing over inside their bottles, when the temperature is extremely low.
* The polar mirages are far more realistic than those found in deserts. Some readers might remember how Elena and Vlad told us of the "mile long tentacles under the ice" via Radio.
* Rubber boots, while useful on the icy fields, should be strapped to your average footwear with scotch tape, since plastic breaks easily in the cold.
* Electronic gadgets are even less stable than rubber and plastic. Readers might remember how Grigory's "Nu Pogodi" toy broke down after a storm hit the camp.

In our current magazine issue, you will get to see the full transcription of what our brave wanderers broadcasted to us recently, when they were only some 50 kilometers from the alluring North Pole.

31.09.1981. This is Sinitsin, expedition leader. First sunny day of the week. Before, it was impossible even to Radio in. Got snowed in constantly, keeping fire was almost an impossibility. One night snow completely covered the cart we carried fuel in and we thought it was lost forever… The mood was close to panic for the first time.

Thankfully, as the snow storm ended, we managed to find it again, completely buried but intact. We will never forget the noises… no, the howls the blizzard made. Another thing we suffered through is called "infrasound". A kind of sound so alien, your ears are not capable of hearing it, but your body still feels the vibrations and panics since it's hard to tell where they are coming from.

Some brains compensate not hearing this sound by imagining voices. Some even get visual hallucinations - from shapes and colorful lights in the sky to the grey shadow people that tell you disturbing things.

Grigory and Vlad were investigating the general camp area today. They later came back with awesome news! Seems like they found tracks of an actual polar bear! From the looks of the tracks the magnificent beast wasn't even a loner! It walked along with at least one baby bear!

As Elena learned of this, she swore never to let go of her camera. Eugenia, inspired by the boys' story got Grigory's guitar out and played us the "Bear Song" from our favorite comedy, "Kidnapping, Caucasian style". You know. The one about polar bears rubbing against the axis of the world, making the Earth spin and young people fall in love? Quite the subject matter, right..? Well... That's about it. We're moving the camp closer to our destination in two days. Until next time, comrades!