The first submarine cable line «Varna — Balaklava»

Described the history of establishment during the Crimean campaign of submarine cable line "Varna - Bala-clava", which has become one of the longest pretransatlantic period line (1850-1857 years). For the first time in Russian historiography considered negative consequences for the commanders of the British and French armies, which arising from use of the new communication form. One of the more interesting if frequently overlooked technological achievements of the Crimean War is the story of how a converted merchant ship, led by an armed hydrographic vessel and escorted by a warship, reeled out an underwater telegraph cable between Varna and Balaclava by "R. S. Newall & Com-pany" in April 1855. The 300 mile-long cable was longer than any ever previously attempted. Supported by new electrical technology and unique ship's machinery, these pioneers enabled virtually instant communication between the British and French field commanders and their respective sovereigns. In the scientific revolution introduced new facts that create a holistic picture of the radio technologies history in Crimea.