On geographical maps of the Arctic, one can find many Russian names. These are a reminder of the times when our compatriots explored one of the harshest regions of the Earth. Russian expeditions studied the entire northern coast of Eurasia, discovered the strait between America and Asia, reached the Pole of Relative Inaccessibility, and worked at the first drifting stations...
The book "The Arctic. History of Exploration of the Far North. A Large Illustrated Atlas" tells the stories of Russian explorers and their expeditions. The reader will learn about the journeys of Semyon Dezhnev, Vitus Bering, and Alexei Chirikov, about the heroes of the Great Northern Expedition, about the voyages of Fyodor Litke, and the polar research of Otto Schmidt, Ivan Papanin, and Mikhail Somov.
A feature of this publication is the numerous illustrations. Pages from field diaries, sketches by artists, maps, and photographs will convey to the reader the rhythm of the expeditionary routine of the past.
The text is authored by journalist Dmitry Ivanov, who has spent many years studying the history of geographical discoveries. Among his publications on this topic are articles in the magazine "Around the World" and the book "Great Geographical Discoveries. A Large Illustrated Atlas".
