Russian Exploration, from Siberia to Space - Brian Bonhomme - Bog

Provides a narrative survey and critical analysis of a rich but overlooked tradition of geographical exploration by Russians and others in Russian service since 1580. Following Russian pioneers across Siberia, Alaska, Brazil, Hawaii and the Pacific, Central Asia, Australasia, the Arctic and Antarctic, and into space, this introduces Russia into the history of world exploration and connects the Russian experience of exploration to Russian national identity past and present.