Russian whaling fleet arrived in the Antarctic according to the Australian newspaper Kalgoorlie Miner dated Monday 19 December 1949

An item dated London, England 18th referred to a Moscow Radio news item reporting the arrival of a Russian whaling fleet in the Antarctic. The crews wanted to increase their catches with at least 60% to honour the 70^th birthday of Stalin (1) on next Wednesday.

 

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1. Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 1878 Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [nowadays Georgia]-5 March 1953 Moscow, Soviet Union), general secretary of the Communist Part of the Soviet Union 3 April 1922-16 October 1952 and as premier/chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union 6 May 1941-5 March 1953