Lenin

Lenin is a nuclear-powered icebreaker museum ship in Murmansk, Russia, measuring 134 meters long and 27.6 meters wide. On board are engine rooms, cabins, and exhibition areas that provide insights into the technology and crew life.

The ship entered service in December 1959 as the world's first nuclear-powered surface vessel and broke ice along the Northern Sea Route until 1989. After three decades of operation, it was decommissioned and later opened as a museum.

The ship bears Vladimir Lenin's name and serves today as an exhibition venue for visitors interested in polar exploration and atomic energy. The rooms on board display original Soviet-era equipment and items belonging to the crew who spent decades in the ice.

Visitors can tour the ship Wednesday through Sunday between 12:00 and 16:00 and should wear weather-appropriate clothing, as parts of the tour take place outdoors. The cabins and ladders on board require good balance and are difficult for wheelchair users to access.

During its service, the icebreaker covered more than 654,400 nautical miles, a distance equal to three trips between Earth and the Moon. The original reactors on board were replaced after an incident in the 1960s with a new propulsion system.

Location: Murmansk

Inception: 1957

Official opening: December 5, 1957

Capacity: 412

Height: 16.1 m

Length: 134 m

Width: 27.6 m

Address: плавпричал а/л «Ленин», Portovyy Proyezd, 25, Murmansk, Murmanskaya oblast', Russia, 183038

Opening Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 12:00-16:00

Phone: +79113456777

Website: http://rosatomflot.ru/atomnyy-ledokol-lenin

GPS coordinates: 68.97472,33.05895

Latest update: December 13, 2025 15:38