In the past, in the summer of 1931 in Leningrad, Murmansk region came the young geobotanist Avrorin Nikolai to continue the research initiated by Professor Sergei Sergeyevich Ganeshin killed in Hibinah. Nikolai was going to stay here for just one summer, but has remained in these northern regions for 29 years.

In August of the same year Avrorin introduced a group of scientists of the Kola Branch of the USSR to discuss a thin little book, with the presence of its 19 pages, which was presented to the project "Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden Hibinah." This project was supported by prominent scientists and approved by local authorities. In October the proper decision was made by the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and Nikolai was appointed director of the Garden.
Almost until the end of the 90s Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden Hibinah unique in the world was in the Arctic Circle.

Initially Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden was given a territory of about 500 hectares, today it is 1670 hectares, 80 of which is part of the park with greenhouses, nurseries and the remaining exposures. Together with Avrorin since 1932 started working young professionals, a former student of Leningrad University, successfully complete it.

In the summer of 1932 formed a unique collection of living plants PABSI. The first samples were donated to the Botanical Institute of the Academy of Sciences, and included representatives of 26 species of shrubs and more than 50 varieties of herbs. First, the samples were planted in small plots, which managed to win by a forest. Persistent and hard work are the first employees of nurseries and laid a network of trails.

In the prewar years garden becomes famous and gets recognition. Among its visitors many academics and prominent figures in science. In the difficult years of the war Garden continues. All its activities at this time aimed at the needs of the front. In the chemical laboratory of the Garden processing technology developed at the local berry syrups, juices, jam without sugar. A method of producing lichen glucose syrup. Despite the hardships of wartime, members of the Garden have been completely preserved collection and herbarium.

In 1946, the government has supported PABSI financial and personnel in connection with this research subject has expanded significantly increased the number of staff, joined the ranks of specialists. The status of the institute, which is part of the Kola Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR was awarded the Garden in 1967.

In 1981, the 50th anniversary of its foundation, for all the merits of the Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institute was awarded the Order "Badge of Honor". On the 70th anniversary it is given the name of its founder, NA Avrorin.

Each year the garden is visited by thousands of tourists. At this point you can make acquaintance with the flora of different countries, with the specifics of their growth and development is not entirely normal conditions, where the summer are likely frosts and snowfalls. In special exhibitions and a unique collection of nursery plants ("rocky garden", "garden snowdrops", "Living herbarium"). Tourists coming from the most distant regions of Russia or other countries, there are plants that grow in their homeland.

Also the Botanical Garden invites visitors to take a tour to the greenhouse of plants growing in the tropics and subtropics, the museum of history and the formation of a botanical garden. Acquaint tourists with different vegetation altitude zones Khibiny Mountains tour on the ecological path.