The Russian America and the Russian Arctic. Between history and modernity
The Early expeditions of the Russians in the North-East, which led to the discovery of Sakhalin and numerous other islands scattered in the waters near the Pacific Ocean, became the nucleus of a wider exploration of the eastern and northern Russian lands and the Overseas Territories. For this purpos...
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| Language: | Polish |
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Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
2013
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| Online Access: | https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/539952.pdf https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/539952 |
| Summary: | The Early expeditions of the Russians in the North-East, which led to the discovery of Sakhalin and numerous other islands scattered in the waters near the Pacific Ocean, became the nucleus of a wider exploration of the eastern and northern Russian lands and the Overseas Territories. For this purpose was establihed a Russian-American Company. In the nineteenth century, Russian researches were conducted in North areas – Siberia and the Far East, which were continued in the next century. The period of perestroika, however, brought reduce spending on research and exploration of the polar region, writing in a broader perspective – the Russian North declined. Currently importance of the Arctic is increasing. |
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