Odyssey in the Arctic with the Russian Icebreaker Fleet
The nuclear-powered icebreakers were considered the symbol of Soviet technological power for many decades. Today this fleet is still used to aid ship navigation in the seas north of Siberia – but also for the purpose of elite tourism, which surely helps to pay the bills.
The most powerful of all icebreakers – “50 years of Victory” (one of six “Arktika” class)- has two nuclear reactors and is capable of reaching North Pole in just a couple of days.
via Dark Roasted Blend: Russian Nuclear Icebreakers: to the North Pole!.