Russian to Antarctica

This time-lapse video shows a Russian expedition to resupply and transfer personnel to research stations in Antarctica:

 

[РАЭ-54 с борта НЭС "Академик Фёдоров" from North Pole on Vimeo.]

For a rough translation of the expedition objectives, see here.  The expedition began in St. Petersburg and stopped in Cape Town before proceeding to the bottom of the world.  The An-2 airplane that was unpacked and put together (assembly with duct tape in field conditions is allegedly in the official manual under the heading "Normal operation procedures") was used to deliver supplies to the inland Vostok Station.  And doesn’t the crew look like they’re having a good time in that hot tub at the end?

Also, note the coffin that appears at the 4:30 mark; it contains the body of a construction worker who died in a fire at the Russian research station “Progress” in Antarctica.