Written by students at school 36, Kiev The tradition of glorious
Norwegian travellers was carried on by an ethnographer, Thor
Heyerdahl, whose writings cane be considered to be amongst the
classics. Among them are "Travelling to Kon -Tiki", "Aky -Aky",
"The art of Island Paskhi" and others. His books have not only
cognitive significance: " The world has become so small, - he
writes, - that today we are all neighbours. Friends can reach
each other today in a few hours, but enemies, unfortunately,
even faster. Today one can't be isolated from the world around
and its influence". Ukraine and Norway are neighbours speaking
different languages and a study of history helps each to
understand better the past and the present of the other. Thor
Heyerdal is a famous Norwegian scientist, traveller, explorer
and seafarer. He devotes himself thoroughly to the problems of
the Earth and its peoples. He can be called an ethnographer. He
is not indifferent to the problems of ecology too. He is 82
years old now. He lives perma