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

HDS Czech Republic is planning to host their annual international meeting, Retro Diving 2021, on the 10-12th August.

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In No. 13 of the International Journal of Diving History, an article by Arina Melnikova about Mikhail Britnev was published.

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In Portugal, a major international diving congress has been scheduled for 8-10th October (go to www.divingtalks.com)

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A member of HDS Russia, PhD, historian from Vladivistok Alexey Usov created on Facebook page of the scientific project on the history of EPRON "Rise from the depths of decades"

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Under the editorship of Andrey Novozhilov, a large-format historical diving calendar for 2021 was published.