Intrigued by the history of the Cutty Sark, writer Yefremov produced a sketch about her, which ended with a beautiful version of dry-docking the legendary tea-clipper in USA.
When the story was translated into English as well as to some other languages, it is believed that this story influenced the preservation of the Cutty Sark, which was reconstructed and dry-docked in Greenwich, London, 1954.
The feedback from English-speaking readers forced Yefremov to "upgrade" the storyline with some new facts from clipper's life.
The story popularized the Cutty Sark in the USSR and Russia.
Intrigued by the history of the Cutty Sark, writer Yefremov produced a sketch about her, which ended with a beautiful version of dry-docking the legendary tea-clipper in USA.
When the story was translated into English as well as to some other languages, it is believed that this story influenced the preservation of the Cutty Sark, which was reconstructed and dry-docked in Greenwich, London, 1954.
The feedback from English-speaking readers forced Yefremov to "upgrade" the storyline with some new facts from clipper's life.
The story popularized the Cutty Sark in the USSR and Russia.