Captain Nevelskoy

Nikolai Pavlovich Zadornov (1909–1992) is a renowned writer, author of novels narrating the exploration of Siberia and the Far East by Russian pioneers, whose names will forever remain in the memory of the people. A special place in the work of N. P. Zadornov is occupied by a cycle of works about the outstanding navigator G. I. Nevelskoy, the head of the Amur Expedition, which contributed to strengthening Russia in the Pacific Ocean. This edition includes the most famous novel from this cycle, which presents a broad panorama of life in Russia in the 1840s and 1850s, and tells of the intense struggle Nevelskoy had to engage in to realize his ideas, imbued with care for the prosperity of the Motherland.
The text of the novel is accompanied by rare illustrations by the outstanding Soviet graphic artist I. D. Arkhipov (1926–1993).