'I was very surprised by Russia' - says Perthian who visited the country in 2017

Australian Submarine Veterans (from left to right): Darren Thompson, Igor Kurdin, Sid Czabotar, Ken Chilvers

Australian Submarine Veterans (from left to right): Darren Thompson, Igor Kurdin, Sid Czabotar, Ken Chilvers Source: Provided by Sid Czabotar

Australian veteran submariner Sid Czabotar visited Russia for the first time in June this year during the 54th International Submariners Congress. He says Russia was a pleasant surprise. Sid shared with us his impressions from the trip, including the Trans-Siberian journey and told about few touching moments.


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