Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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Page vi
... important transcriptions of the journal con- tain much material of similar content , each contains unique material as well . For example , only one account follows the journey eastward across the Russian Empire , while the other ...
... important transcriptions of the journal con- tain much material of similar content , each contains unique material as well . For example , only one account follows the journey eastward across the Russian Empire , while the other ...
Page 70
... important towns were Tobolsk , Tomsk , Kolyvan , and Barnaul . The first three were administrative centers of provinces ( gubernii or namestnichestva ) at some time during the 1700's . In fact Peter I had Tobolsk made adminis- trative ...
... important towns were Tobolsk , Tomsk , Kolyvan , and Barnaul . The first three were administrative centers of provinces ( gubernii or namestnichestva ) at some time during the 1700's . In fact Peter I had Tobolsk made adminis- trative ...
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... important place in the descriptive literature on Siberia . The expedi- tion of 1733-43 under Johann Georg Gmelin engendered extensive writings by the leader and his collaborators . Gmelin was the first to describe fully and precisely ...
... important place in the descriptive literature on Siberia . The expedi- tion of 1733-43 under Johann Georg Gmelin engendered extensive writings by the leader and his collaborators . Gmelin was the first to describe fully and precisely ...
Contents
A Biographical Sketch | 3 |
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 53 |
Copyright | |
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