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About the product The book «History of Siberia Development» continues and supplements the «Russian Imperial Library» series, presenting to the modern reader classic works on the history of Russia, masterpieces of Russian historical thought, the appearance of each of which has become a major event in the country’s public life. The book presents the works of a prominent publicist and public figure, the famous explorer of Siberia Nikolai Mikhailovich Yadrintsev (1842-1894), whom his contemporaries called “Siberian Herzen”. For him, a native of Omsk, Siberia was not just an «object of study», but a true Fatherland — a dear and beloved home. Yadrintsev devoted his entire life to the study of Siberia. A man of versatile interests and tremendous efficiency, a tireless traveler, whose merits were awarded the gold medal of the Russian Geographical Society, Yadrintsev made several exceptional expeditions in Altai, traveled along the Minusinsk Territory and the upper reaches of the Orkhon River, discovered the ruins of Khara-Balgas, the ancient capital of the Uygur Kaganate, and the ancient Mongolian capital of Karakorum. The result of these travels, theoretical research, direct study of the life and life of the indigenous peoples of Siberia was a book about the history of the development of the great land, a fundamental work on «Siberian studies», which we bring to the attention of the modern reader. The author has collected a wealth of factual material, drew on the works of many now forgotten researchers. A number of the problems raised by him are relevant to this day, although they have acquired a new color. An endless variety of details, events and historical figures are united by one common idea: to give the most meaningful idea of the formation and development of the history of the development of the vast Siberian expanses. Dedicated to the 440th anniversary of the development of Siberia, with admiration and gratitude for the work of Siberians of all generations and peoples. …
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