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motto:
SUBMARINE SERVICE
IS NOT A
JOB OR PROFESSION,
BUT FATE
AND RELIGION
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The Saint-Petersburg Submariners' Club (SPSC)
was created in the end of November of 1994
on the initiative of several
retired submariners of the 3rd Submarine Flotilla of the Northern Fleet
as independent,
nonprofit, voluntary society. The main purpose of
the Club was to provide social assistance to active and retired naval
officers and their families. For the ten years the Club has become a real
international body and extended it's goals and fields of activities. At
present, the club has more than 2000 members from Russia, all of the former
USSR republics and 25 foreign countries.
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The Club conducts
regular meetings of Russian and foreign submariners and consults all
those who are interested in the history of the Navy - from students to
writers, researchers and teachers.
The Saint-Petersburg submariners took part in creation of several
documentary and feature films such as "Hostile Waters", "K-19 The
Widowmaker", and others.
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The
Club has established lasting friendly relationship with number of
foreign submariners' and seamen's organizations, such as Naval League of
the USA, ISA of GB. The Club has among it's foreign members such
well-know persons as submariners
Bob Long,
writers Tom Clancy, Alan White,
Peter Huchthausen,
Roger Dunham, Jean Marie Mathey, actors Harrison Ford, Liam Nisson.
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The Club takes activity
in the memorial programs to
perpetuate the memory of the perished crewmen from K-129, K-219, K-278,
K-429, K-141 "Kursk", USS Scorpion, USS Thresher and others lost
submarines.
Today the main goals of the Club are:
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To unite efforts and to coordinate activities of funds,
societies, naval units and organizations, business and industrial
organizations in the field of popularization and patronage of the Navy;
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To render an assistance to retired submariners and
their families in the field of social support, civil adaptation and
employment.
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To perpetuate the memory of lost seamen and deeds of
submariners;
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To conduct the patriotic education of young citizenry;
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To take part in military public activities and military
historical affairs;
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To participate in the international cooperation;
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To arrange cultural and
entertainment functions
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OFFICIALS LIST |
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Honorary
President of the Club, |
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Admiral
of the Fleet (ret.), |
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Hero of
the Soviet Union |
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Georgiy
M. Egorov |
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Vice President of the
Club
Chairman of the Submariners Veterans Joint Council
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Rear Admiral |
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Lev Chernavin |
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Club's
Council Chairman |
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Captain
1st rank (ret.) |
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Igor. K.
Kurdin |
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CLUB'S MEMBERS
The Club is public
organization. It means that everybody who takes interest or concerns to
the submarine service is welcome to join the Club.
In accordance with
Club Bylaw every citizen of Russian Federation or every other country over
17 years old may be a member of the Club. Besides in accordance with the
Bylaw every legal entity -public organization may be a common
member (organization-member) of the Club (item 3.1 of the Bylaw)
New member joins the
Club on a voluntary basis after been recommended by at least two members
of the Club. New members should pay the entrance fee. The entrance fee is fixed by the Club's Council every new fiscal year. (item 3.2 of
the Bylaw)
Among our members there
are people of different professions, ages and nations.
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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
26-28 May 2006 International Submariners
Meeting in St.Petersburg >>> |
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The Memorial Program
for lost K-129, USS Thresher and USS Scorpion. St.Petersburg, September,
1998 >>>
37th International Submariners' Convention
, St.Petersburg, 2000 >>> |
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