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

6-volume book "Essays of the History of Diving" written by Alexander Sledkov got a diploma of the contest of the Association of Book Publishers "Best Books of the Year"

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25th Annual Meeting organized by HDS USA will be held in Santa Barbara 22 and 23 of September, 2017

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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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5 years ago 5 of May in the day of Diving School foundation a Kronstadt Marine Museum was opened.

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NORDIC/INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL DIVING EVENT will be held in Norway in Larkollen (near Moss) south of Oslo on the 24th to the 27th of August.