Great Russian Travelers. Leather-bound gift book

From sixteenth-century explorers to large state scientific missions of the nineteenth century

Great Russian Travelers. Leather-bound gift book.

"Great Russian Travelers" is a publication dedicated to the role and contribution of Russian explorers, researchers, and navigators in shaping the national and global geographical consciousness. The book explores the motivations behind people's journeys, from religious pilgrimages to geopolitical ambitions, and traces the evolution of expeditions from small groups in the 16th and 17th centuries to large-scale state-sponsored scientific missions in the 19th century. Inside, there are biographies and descriptions of the conquests of such figures as Afanasy Nikitin, Fyodor Kotov, Semyon Dezhnev, Yerofey Khabarov, Vladimir Atlasov, Vitus Bering, Gavriil Sarychev, Ivan Kruzenshtern, Vasily Golovnin, Fyodor Bellingshausen, Mikhail Lazarev, Nikolay Miklukho-Maklay, and many others. The text is accompanied by cartographic materials, illustrations, and excerpts from the original travel notes, allowing the reader to see the process of mapping new territories and the establishment of settlements and fortresses. The publication serves as a reference source for studying the history of Russian expansion, scientific discoveries, and intercultural contacts. The reader has the opportunity to learn about the methods and results of research that covers the animal and plant world, geology, ethnography, and culture of the peoples that Russian explorers encountered. The book is suitable for historians, students, teachers, and anyone interested in Russia's role in the global process of geographical discoveries. It allows us to gain a deeper understanding of how the efforts of these brave travelers contributed to the strengthening of the state and the formation of its imperial potential, as well as to compare the scale of Russian expeditions with the efforts of France and Great Britain in the first half of the 19th century.

 The book's price: 20,000 RUB

The book's price in a gift box made of genuine leather: 27,000 RUB