The Journal of the Hakluyt Society December 2008 Polar Honours of the Russian Geographical Society

This paper presents, for the first time in English, an overview of Russian polar exploration and research (almost exclusively Arctic) through a study of medals awarded by the Russian Geographical Society, their recipients and achievements, during the period of 1845–1995.

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Main Authors: Glenn M. Stein, Lydia I. Iarukova, Russian Geographical
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
soon after the IRGS was founded a competition was organized and medals of the
Arctic
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.603.4636
http://www.hakluyt.com/PDF/Polar_Honours.pdf
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Summary:This paper presents, for the first time in English, an overview of Russian polar exploration and research (almost exclusively Arctic) through a study of medals awarded by the Russian Geographical Society, their recipients and achievements, during the period of 1845–1995.

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