SHOTLIST: MURMANSK, RUSSIA (SEPT. 3, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE SHOT OF PORT 2. VARIOUS OF WORLD’S FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED ICEBREAKER, LENIN, ANCHORED AT PORT 3. HALL WITH TABLE AND CHAIRS INSIDE SHIP 4. MACHINES IN ENGINE ROOM (TWO SHOTS) 5. MOVING STATUES DEPICTING SHIP STAFF 6. PAINTING ON WALL 7. OFFICE WITH CHAIR AND DESK, OLD PHONE ON DESK 8. TABLE WITH CHAIRS AROUND / OLD TV ON FIREPLACE MURMANSK, RUSSIA - SEPT. 3: The world’s first nuclear-powered icebreaker, Lenin, is welcoming visitors in Russia’s Murmansk region after opening as a museum following 30 years of service in the country’s northern regions. Lenin began service in 1959, after Soviet Union officials decided to build a nuclear-powered icebreaker to open the Northern Sea Route to year-round ship traffic. Measuring 134 meters in length and weighing approximately 17,000 tons, the nuclear-powered ship has welcomed nearly one million visitors since becoming a museum on the 50th anniversary of the start of its service. Through guided tours of the historic ship, tourists can explore the ship’s bridge, engine room, crew cabins, and communications rooms. Compared to ships using other types of fuel, nuclear icebreakers need refueling only every five to seven years. They Break ice in harsh Arctic conditions with engines capable of up to 80,000 horsepower, creating navigable corridors for commercial vessels. Russia is in a unique position, possessing the world’s only fleet of nuclear icebreakers, designed to develop maritime transport in the Arctic. Reporting by Emre Gurkan Abay / Writing by Ayse Elif Erdis