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How a famous Norwegian polar explorer helped to alleviate famine in Russia Kira Lisitskaya (Photo: Topical Press Agency, ullstein bild/Getty Images) The harrowing photographs of starving people that Nansen showed in the West shocked the public and helped him organize aid. Considered one of the most famous Norwegians in history, Fridtjof Nansen made a huge contribution to the exploration of the Arctic, becoming an inspiration and role model for a generation of polar explorers. He also made major strides in zoology and oceanography and became the first man to cross the Greenland ice cap on skis. However, Nansen earned international fame not only because of his expeditions and scientific achievements. He was also famous for his humanitarian work, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922. He helped World War I prisoners of war, refugees in post-war Europe and Armenians who fled from the genocide in Turkey. Nansen also did a lot to help people starving i

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