Ilya Gurov shows the guests the rarities of the RGS. Photo: Anna Yurgenson / RGS press service
On January 15, a delegation from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the Russian Federation visited the headquarters of the Russian Geographical Society in Moscow. During the visit, the guests got acquainted with the history and modern activities of the RGS, as well as with part of a collection of unique maps and publications.
The meeting was organized with the assistance of the Russian Association for International Cooperation (RAMS). Ilya Gurov, First Deputy Executive Director of the RGS, showed Jose Antonio Morato Tavares, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia, and Vladimir Polozkov, Secretary General of the RAMS, the rarities stored at the Moscow Headquarters of the Russian Geographical Society. Among them were the books «Tropicheskaya Gollandiya» (eng. «Tropical Holland»), «Atlas of Captain Krusenstern’s Voyage Around the World», «Atlas k puteshestviyu YU. F. Lisyanskogo» (eng. «Atlas of Yu. F. Lisyansky’s Voyage "), "23 000 mil na yahte 'Tamara’" (eng. "23,000 Miles on the Yacht 'Tamara’"), "Puteshestvie na Vostok ego imperatorskogo vysochestva gosudarya naslednika cesarevicha. 1890–1891" (eng. "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign Heir to the Throne. 1890-1891"), as well as a number of textbooks from the late 19th and early 20th century.
The participants of the meeting. Photo: Anna Yurgenson / RGS press service
Representatives of the RGS and the Embassy expressed interest in developing bilateral relations, implementing publishing projects, organizing exhibitions in Indonesia, and perpetuating the memory of Russian travelers who visited Southeast Asia.