At a critical moment, he supplied the ship with sails and safely completed the voyage. His dislike of the icebreaker "Chelyuskin" allowed not to miss the moment when the ship sank, and save people.
Happy can be called people who have dedicated their lives to their beloved cause. So was our hero. In his biography was the Arctic, as well as many adventures and feats that he accomplished in the discharge of his duty.
Childhood
The Voronins family lived in Sumy Posad in the Arkhangelsk province. Ivan was a hereditary dying, he took his wife from a clan, which was also famous for brave sailors. True, the couple did not live well - fishing did not bring a lot of income. They had six children, and all were boys. Volodya was born in October 1890.
The village of Sumy Posad, in which the Voronins lived
When the sons turned 8 years old, the father took them with him to the sea. Mother approved of this upbringing. She demanded that Volodya serve in the navy and resist the temptation to find a more profitable business on land. As a teenager, he enlisted in a sailboat that went along the northern rivers. The young sailor was distinguished by courage and ingenuity, command of them was enough.
Youth
Vladimir could not miss the chance to make a career as a sailor. In 1912 he graduated from a sailing school in his native land. Having received his education, the guy went as a skipper on the ships of the White Sea line. Now it was not sailboats, but steamboats. Once he was even entrusted with the ship on which the courtiers who visited the north traveled.
At Arkhangelsk. Artist Victor Postnikov
In 1916, Volodya received a diploma from the Arkhangelsk Naval School and during the voyage of the steamboat Fedor Chizhov took part in the battle with the Germans, showing courage. The revolution broke out, cashing out from the parties fighting for power, she wanted to get support from the real masters of their craft. Voronin sympathized with the Bolsheviks. In 1918, he was offered to qualify as a sea captain and take command of the ship on which he served. The sailor was sure that to cope with the task, he took up the job and lived up to his trust.
Researcher
Vladimir Voronin was entrusted with the most responsible and interesting tasks. After 1920, he took part in three research expeditions in the Kara Sea. When in 1928 the search for Umberto Nobile and his comrades was carried out, our hero led the icebreaker "George Sedov" in search of injured balloonists. In 1932, he traveled the entire Northern Sea Route on the Alexander Sibiryakov ship, the last miles were covered under a makeshift sail.
On the account of the seabass were successful trips and geographical discoveries. He met many famous polar explorers. In early 1933, Voronin received a letter from his friend Otto Schmidt. He asked the captain to take command of a new Arctic vessel, named Chelyuskin.
Vladimir Voronin and Otto Schmidt aboard the Chelyuskin
Ice epic
The captain did not immediately like the technical characteristics of the vessel, which he bluntly stated. Schmidt shared his fears and even more insisted that he command the sea Voronin. The pundit was able to find the right arguments - the sailor agreed. In August 1933, Chelyuskin left Murmansk for Vladivostok. By winter, the ship was sandwiched with ice in the Chukchi Sea.
The death of Chelyuskin (1973). Artist expedition member Fedor Reshetnikov
The captain and the head of the expedition provided for the likelihood of the crew landing on the ice, preparing for the evacuation. Dissatisfied with everything Voronin could not overlook the moment when the lining cracked, and the ship began to sink into the water. At the beginning of 1934, the Chelyuskins left the ship, losing only one person. Soon aviators came to their aid. Voronin and Schmidt, according to maritime custom, intended to be the last to leave the camp, but Otto Yulievich was seriously ill and was taken out earlier. Our hero fulfilled his promise.
The story goes on
For saving lives and maintaining iron discipline and optimism on the ice, Captain Voronin was given the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He did not rest on his laurels; he continued to walk along the northern seas on the Yermak icebreaker. The only thing that changed the sailor, this place of residence, he moved to Leningrad. The reason was personal life - the wife wanted to live in a big city. In a new spacious apartment, Voronins received polar explorers who needed help.
Captain Vladimir Voronin
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Vladimir Ivanovich took up combat duty. Since 1938, he drove the most powerful icebreaker, I. Stalin. On this ship, the captain conducted convoys of allies to Soviet ports, carried out voyages along the Northern Sea Route. Everyday life was not easy, and often the tragedy was avoided only because our hero was standing on the captain’s bridge.
