---
title: "Soviet Antarctic Vostok Station Established"
year: 1957
country: "Soviet Union"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1957/vostok-station-antarctica"
slug: "vostok-station-antarctica"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1957-01-01"
---

# Soviet Antarctic Vostok Station Established

> Vostok became the first permanent research station at the South Pole, enabling atmospheric science and climate research—a landmark scientific tech-launch overlooked by Recap.

## Summary


The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was a Soviet research institute. It was succeeded by the Russian Antarctic Expedition.

## Sources

- [Soviet Antarctic Expedition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Antarctic_Expedition) - Wikipedia

---
Canonical: https://recap.at/1957/vostok-station-antarctica