Columbus. Unexplored Lands

The name of Christopher Columbus has forever entered the history of great navigation and geographical discoveries: he was the first to chart a path across the Atlantic to the shores of America thanks to his perseverance and determination. He is honored with a national holiday, numerous movies have been made about him, and Colombia, cities, a crater, and an asteroid are named in his honor. However, his personality remains a mystery to this day. Debunking myths and legends, British historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto has created the most complete biography of Columbus to date — a self-taught man desperately trying to win favor at court, an adventurer, a dreamer. This book, written with the precision of a documentary chronicle, is read as engagingly as a thrilling adventure novel. "Columbus was an uneducated man, aware of his ignorance, yet he challenged the conventional wisdom of his time. His reverence for old texts did not prevent him from experiencing delight whenever he succeeded in correcting them based on experience. This makes him one of the last lights of medieval cosmography and one of the first beacons of the Scientific Revolution…" (Felipe Fernández-Armesto) The book is released in Russian in two series titled "Columbus: Unexplored Lands" (series "Persona") and "Unexplored Lands: Columbus" (series "Historical Interest").