Thank you very much for interest to Russian diving history.

ABOUT US

1999 - official state registration as non-profit organization (N 176001 from December 24, 1999) with Gauzen’s helmet as logo.

2000 - Orbeli’s descendants official permission for rights to name after Ruben Orbeli for HDS Russia

2001 - determination of the main rules and regulations in the national and international contacts of HDS Russia.

2002 - HDS Russia successful re-registration as a legal entity.

Since 2002 – publication of scientific works of HDS Russia.

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SITE NEWS

July 29. 2017 in the Museum of Defence of Sevastopol with the assistance of HDS Russia the "Underwater Masters of the Black Sea" exhibition has opened.

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6-volume edition about history of diving written by Alexander Sledkov got a literature award of Alexander Belyaev

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HDS Russia has received information about life and activity after the revolution of 1917 Anatoliy Kononov, Vitold Ghelikhovskiy, Ignatiy Bondy and members of their families.

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In late August in Prague took place the working meetings with representatives of HDS Czech Republic

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The book written by Pavel Borovicov was issued in USA under the title "Soviet Combat Divers in World War II"