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Apr 26, 2016

The age of great geographical discoveries has long ended, the world map is fully formed and full of tourist routes. Traditional holiday lovers enjoy. But there are those who do not stop at the known and constantly strive for new heights. the site tells about contemporaries for whom travel is not a vacation, but the meaning of life associated with the constant overcoming of the elements.

Russia owns a lot of both domestic and world geo- and ethnographic discoveries and research. At one time, the country was glorified by many travelers who mastered unknown lands. Centuries later, their exploits inspire our compatriots to new achievements - to repeat the historical route or create their own special one.

The heroes of our time set themselves a very realistic goal and approach it from a young age, or after a significant career path. Wanderlust breeds project after project, inspiring people around the world on personal travel, and our heroes selflessly share their successes by publishing books, participating in exhibitions of paintings and photos, uniting like-minded people.

Fedor Konyukhov was born and raised on the coast Sea of ​​Azov. He began to conquer the sea with his father on fishing boat and then independently. Sport, military service and study tempered character and brought up endurance, resourcefulness and courage, which will later manifest itself in expeditions to conquer the highest mountain peaks, water, air and land travel.

In the biography of Fyodor Konyukhov there is a significant moment when he receives from his grandfather the pectoral cross of the great conqueror of the north Georgy Sedov. The Russian explorer left him before his last trip to the North Pole in the hope that Mikhail Konyukhov would give the cross to the child who could reach the Arctic.

Fedor was able to achieve his cherished goal three times: following the route of the legendary Vitus Bering and recreating the conditions of that period; as part of the Soviet-Canadian transantarctic ski expedition, as well as having made a solo 72-day trek to the North Pole in 1990.

Subsequently, Fedor conquered the South Pole in 59 days, participated in land and bicycle expeditions, carried out solo sea voyages, 6 round-the-world voyages; climbed 7 peaks of the world, and this year he plans, bypassing 33-35 thousand km through the Tasman Sea, the Pacific Ocean, Chile, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, cape Good Hope, Indian Ocean, go back.

Wherever was Russian traveler, his campaigns are connected with research and development activities Russian science as well as creativity. He is the author of 17 books and 3000 paintings.

Successful Russian businessman Sergey Dolya main reason travel called the fear of air travel.

Overcoming oneself led to a passion, which Sergey talks about in the Virtual Travelers Page blog, trying to introduce the uniqueness of each place visited, whether it be a village in the Russian outback, or a fishing village in Tanzania.

Photo reports are collected by exhibition halls, publications are formed into two full-fledged books, and Dolya sets herself new tasks: she fights against garbage dumps for the sake of the country, is rapidly losing weight for the sake of health, and visits the mystical Dyatlov Pass. Exprussia is considered the most patriotic project: in 2014 Share with like-minded people.

The founder of the Academy of Free Travel society, Anton Krotov, is the author of about 40 books about visiting the cities of Russia, Europe, Africa, Asia, America, as well as the features of a safe stay and hitchhiking, finding fellow travelers and sights of the usual way of life in these places.

The most important project of the traveler is the "House for All" that has existed since 2006 and has become a base for explorers in various countries.

The founder of the Ethical Ecological Movement (EDEM), Petersburger Vladislav Ketov, considers the preservation of life on earth and the protection of environment. For this, he received from the United Nations Organization for the Environment (UNEP) in 1995 the official status of a representative.

The bicycle, as an ecological mode of transport, and the desire to go through a unique route helped to put into practice the very first ever trip around the earth (along the coastline of the continents) from May 14, 1991 to June 3, 2012.

Having traveled 167,000 km and visited 86 countries, without passing through the war zones (Yugoslavia, the Middle East, Western Sahara, Angola, Mozambique, Northeast Africa and Arabian Peninsula, Cambodia, Colombia), mainly in difficult places, Ketov talked with local population, gave press conferences and drew graphic portraits for memory.

Vladimir Nesin

Vladimir has always been fond of a healthy lifestyle, sports (sambo) and hiking, so after retiring he took up hiking around the world barefoot. Currently, I have traveled more than 100 countries using only GPS gadgets and devices without a map. In 1999, he received the passport "Citizen of the World" in Australia and strives to pass on the experience to the younger generation.

Anatoly Khizhnyak

Sports hobbies prompted Anatoly Khizhnyak to travel alone. At the age of fourteen he had already crossed Kola Peninsula, and in 1991 he went to South America, where he walked 500 km through the Amazon jungle. Considered the best connoisseur of Peru in Russia.

He is called the Russian Indiana Jones because the journey through South America started without any understanding of the language, practically without a map, during a real war between the local population and almost died after staying in the cave of the Incas.

Leonid Kruglov

Traveler and documentarian Leonid Kruglov, based on latest facts and research, repeated the path of the first Russian round-the-world trip of I.F. Kruzenshtern to create a complete reconstruction and documentary film. For 13 months, three oceans were crossed again on the legendary barque "Sedov".

Text: Olga Mikhailova

If you think that all outstanding wanderers remained in the era of the Great Geographical Discoveries, then we hasten to convince you: our contemporaries also make amazing journeys. It is these people that will be discussed.

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If we talk about the great travelers of our time, then it is impossible to ignore the unique talent of Fyodor Filippovich Konyukhov to conquer what, at first glance, is impossible to conquer. Today Konyukhov is the first of the best travelers planets that conquered the North and South Poles, highest peaks world, seas and oceans. He has more than forty expeditions to the most inaccessible places on our planet.

Descendant Northern Pomors from the Arkhangelsk province was born on the shores of the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov in the fishing village of Chkalovo. His irrepressible thirst for knowledge led to the fact that already at the age of 15, Fedor crossed the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov on a fishing rowing boat. It was the first step on the way to great achievements. Over the next twenty years, Konyukhov takes part in expeditions to the North and South Poles, conquers the highest peaks, makes four trips around the world, participates in a race to dog sledding crosses the Atlantic Ocean fifteen times. In 2002, the traveler made a solo voyage across the Atlantic in a rowboat and set a record. More recently, on May 31, 2014, Konyukhov was met in Australia with several records at once. The famous Russian was the first to cross the Pacific Ocean from continent to continent. It cannot be said that Fedor Filippovich is a person fixated only on travel. In addition to the nautical school, the great traveler has the Belarusian Art School in Bobruisk and the Modern Humanitarian University in Moscow. In 1983, Fedor Konyukhov became the youngest member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. He is also the author of twelve books on own experience overcome the difficulties of travel. At the end of the legendary passage across the Pacific Ocean, Konyukhov said that he was not going to stop there. He plans new projects: flying around the world on hot-air balloon, sailing around the world in 80 days for the Jules Verne Cup on a keel yacht with a crew, diving into the Mariana Trench.

Today, this young English traveler, TV presenter and writer is known to an audience of millions thanks to the highest-rated TV show on the Discovery Channel. In October 2006, the program “Survive at all costs” began to air with his participation. The goal of the TV presenter is not only to entertain the viewer, but also to give valuable advice and recommendations that may come in handy in unforeseen situations.

Born Bear in the UK in a family of hereditary diplomats, he received an excellent education at the elite Ladgrove School and the University of London. Parents did not interfere with their son's hobby sailing, rock climbing and martial arts. But the future traveler received endurance and survival skills in the army, where he mastered skydiving and mountaineering. These skills helped him subsequently achieve his cherished goal - the conquest of Everest. This event took place at the very end of the last century, in 1998. Bear Grylls has just irrepressible energy. The list of his travels is huge. From 2000 to 2007 he sailed around british isles thirty days to raise funds for Britain's Royal Water Rescue Society; crossed on an inflatable boat North Atlantic; flew over the Angel Falls on a steam-powered plane, dined in a balloon at an altitude of more than seven thousand meters; paragliding over the Himalayas... In 2008, the traveler led an expedition organized to climb one of the most remote unclimbed peaks in Antarctica. Almost all of the expeditions Grylls participates in are charitable.

If you think that long journeys are the prerogative of the strong half of humanity, then you are deeply mistaken. And this was proved by the young American Abby Sunderland, who at the age of 16 alone committed trip around the world on a yacht. Interestingly, Abby's parents not only allowed her to make such a risky venture, but also helped to prepare for it. It should be noted that the girl's father is a professional sailor.

January 23, 2010 the yacht left the port of Marina Del Rey, in California. Unfortunately, the first voyage was unsuccessful. The second attempt took place on 6 February. Very soon, Abby reported damage to the yacht's hull and engine failure. At that time she was between Australia and Africa, 2 thousand miles from the coast. After that, the connection with the girl was interrupted, and nothing was known about her. The search operation was unsuccessful, and Abby was declared missing. However, a month later, a distress signal was received from the yacht from the southern part of the Indian Ocean. After 11 hours of searching by Australian rescuers in a severe storm, a yacht was discovered in which, fortunately, Abby was safe and sound. Helped her survive large stock products and water. The girl said that all the time after the last communication session she had to overcome the storm, and she physically could not get in touch and send a radiogram. Abby's example inspires the brave in spirit to test their abilities and not stop there.

One of the most original travelers of our time spent on his unusual journey around the world as much as thirteen years of life. The non-standard situation was that Jason refused the achievements of civilization in the form of any kind of technology. The former British janitor went on his world tour with a bicycle, a boat and… roller skates!

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The expedition started from Greenwich in 1994. The 27-year-old Lewis chose his friend Steve Smith as his partners. In February 1995, the travelers reached the United States. After 111 days of sailing, the friends decided to cross the states separately. In 1996, rollerblading Lewis is hit by a car. He spent nine months in the hospital. After recovering, Lewis goes to Hawaii, and from there on a pedal boat sails to Australia. On Solomon Islands he hit the epicenter civil war, and off the coast of Australia he was attacked by an alligator. Upon arriving in Australia, Lewis cuts short the trip due to financial difficulties and works for a short time at a funeral home and sells T-shirts. In 2005, he moved to Singapore, from there to China, from which he moved to India. Having traveled the country on a bicycle, the Briton reaches Africa by March 2007. The remainder of the Lewis route passes through Europe. He cycled through Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany and Belgium, then swam across the English Channel and returned to London in October 2007, completing his unique journey around the world. James Lewis proved to the whole world and to himself that there is no limit to human capabilities.

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These people sailed to the horizon, crossed oceans, unknown lakes and uncharted valleys in search of new countries, riches and adventures. Among the most famous travelers in world history who explored our planet, discovering new lands, Roald Amundsen, Christopher Columbus and 7 other outstanding personalities.

A Norwegian explorer who undertook several expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic and, together with his team, on December 14, 1911, after an exhausting race with a competitor, Robert Falcon Scott, became the first person to reach the geographic South Pole. Previously, Roal was the first to cross Northwest Passage(1903-1906).

He was born on July 16, 1872 in the Norwegian city of Borg and died on June 18, 1928 at the age of 55 near Bear Island in the Arctic.

An English polar traveler, a naval officer, who reached the South Pole with his escort on 01/17/1912, about a month after Amundsen's competitor. Robert's first expedition, during which he explored Victoria Land and the Ross Ice Shelf, took place in 1901-1904.

He was born on June 6, 1868 in Devonport (Plymouth, England). He passed away on March 29, 1912 (aged 43) at the base camp in Antarctica.

3. . The famous British navigator and discoverer, who first mapped Newfoundland and became the first European to discover the eastern coast of Australia and Hawaii. In three voyages, James explored the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic coast to the Bering Strait.

Born November 7, 1728 in Marton (Middlesbrough, England). 02/14/1779 was killed at the age of 50 by the natives of Hawaii in Kileikkua (Big Island, United States).

4. . Portuguese sailor, who, on the instructions of the Spanish king in 1519, set off on a circumnavigation, following to the west. So Fernand discovered the Strait of Magellan, later named after him, located at the upper tip of South America. He was not destined to tell about the discovery at home. In 1522, only a few members of the team returned to Portugal.

He was born in 1480 in Sabroz (Vila Real). On April 27, 1521, at the age of 41, he died at the hands of aborigines on the island of Mactan in the Philippines.

5. . One of the most famous Portuguese sailors and pioneers who found a sea route to India in 1498 on behalf of Henry the Navigator. On the flagship São Gabriel, accompanied by two more ships (São Rafael und Bérrio), Vasco rounded the Cape of Good Hope and returned in 1499 home to Lisbon. The sailors filled the holds to the top with sacks of spices.

Vasco was born in Sines (Setubal) in 1469 and died in Kochi (India) on December 24, 1524 at the age of 55.

6. . Florentine navigator, navigator, merchant and cartographer. For the first time he suggested that the part of the world found by Christopher Columbus and later called "America" ​​is a previously unknown continent. The name associated with the name "Amerigo" was proposed by the Freiburg im Breisgau cartographer Martin Waldseemüller.

A Florentine was born on March 9, 1451 in Florence (Republic of Florence, now Italy). He died at the age of 60 in Seville (Spain) on February 22, 1512.

7. . The most famous sea traveler from Genoa, who, on behalf of Spain, crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times in search of an easier sea ​​route to India, eventually opening the continent America for Europeans (1492), which began the era of colonization. During the first expedition, in which the ships Pinta, Niña and Santa Maria, Christopher after 36 days accidentally discovered the island of San Salvador in the Caribbean Sea.

He was born in 1451 in Genoa (Republic of Genoa, now a province of Italy). He died on May 20, 1506 in Valladolid (Spain), when he was 55 years old.

8. . A Venetian merchant who documented his travels and often backed up what he saw with evidence. Thanks to him, Europeans learned about Central Asia and China. According to Marco, he lived at the court of the Chinese emperor Kubla Khan for 24 years, but historians doubt this. The name Polo inspired the discoverers of the following generations.

Born in 1254 in Venice (Republic of Venice, now Italy) and died there at the age of 70 on January 8, 1324.

Scandinavian navigator who reached the North American continent 5 centuries before Columbus. In the 11th century, he sailed to it on his ship and became the first European to set foot on this land. Leif dubbed the found territory Vinland. The Scandinavian established trade relations between Greenland, Norway and Scotland.

Ericsson had a fiery temperament. Born in Iceland in 970, and died on the island of Greenland at the age of 50 in 1020.

(nicknamed Red). Norwegian-Icelandic navigator and discoverer. For the murder in 982 he was expelled from Iceland for 3 years and, committing cruise, stumbled upon west coast Greenland, where he founded the first Viking settlement in 985. Eirik called the discovered territory "green land".

Although in Russian the nickname of the Norman is translated as "red", historians believe that in fact it means "bloody". Thorvaldson was born in 950 in Jären (Norway). He died in 1003 at the age of 53 in Brattalida (Greenland).

The listed people did important discoveries influencing the course of history. They explored the Arctic and Antarctic, "gave" the Europeans North America, Greenland and other lands. Travelers paved new sea and land routes that facilitated trade between countries.

For some people, travel is not a process, but the meaning of life. We invite you to learn about 6 people who not only changed our idea of ​​travel, but also significantly influenced the world as a whole.

Jason Lewis: Traveler who traveled around the world in 13 years without using trains, planes, boats or cars.

“They tell me:“ You are cool! ”, - And I think that the one who goes to work five days a week is cool. This "hamster in the wheel" is a real superhero for me. How does he do it?

Jimmy Nelson: Indigenous photographer Pacific Ocean And Far North, which are so few that they can disappear completely at any time.

“I spent about three years next to the 29 most rare tribes living in 44 countries, describing their rituals, photographing their clothes, jewelry, weapons, symbols.

I wanted to more artistically show the everyday life of the last, in my opinion, truly beautiful people on the planet. A photograph is, in fact, just a decoration that hides real story people who live the most isolated and, in my opinion, the happiest life. And all because they exist in complete harmony with themselves and the small world around them.

Paul Salopek: the first traveler to cross the Hejaz deserts on foot in Saudi Arabia.

Paul Salopek, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his work. For many years he has worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Balkan Peninsula and in Latin American countries.

"In the Hijaz - legendary area disappeared Hashemite Kingdom, which once ruled the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia - there are abandoned and popular wells. There are wells where an atmosphere of sorrow or joy reigns - and in each the Universe is enclosed.

Maria Leijerstam: the first person to reach the South Pole by bicycle

35-year-old British-born Maria Leijerstam conquered the South Pole in a three-wheeled transport, a trike, overtaking male competitors and setting a world record. Temperature at south pole can reach -92 degrees Celsius.

"Travelers can only truly appreciate the beauty of a place if it has taken them a lot of effort to get there."

Don Parrish: a traveler who has visited almost everything geographic locations in the world.

On this moment Donald Parrish, a Polish American, has visited 847 places around the globe. To complete his journey, he had to go to 28 more places.

He studies the history of all the countries where he has been. He consciously decided not to have a family, he has no children and, having sufficient capital, he is completely free to achieve his goal.

Lavison Wood: photojournalist, first person in the world to walk 6,500 kilometers along the Nile.

The former British Army paratrooper loves to travel, especially through the impenetrable jungles of Africa. It was from this passion that his long journey began.

"I'd rather take the risk and see with my own eyes than rely on frankly biased media."

If these people inspired you to travel, then

Without the Russian pioneers, the map of the world would be completely different. Our compatriots - travelers and navigators - have made discoveries that have enriched world science. About the eight most notable - in our material.

Bellingshausen's first Antarctic expedition

In 1819, the navigator, captain of the 2nd rank, Thaddeus Bellingshausen led the first Antarctic expedition around the world. The purpose of the voyage was to explore the waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as proof or refutation of the existence of the sixth continent - Antarctica. Having equipped two sloops - "Mirny" and "Vostok" (under the command), Bellingshausen's detachment went to sea.

The expedition lasted 751 days and wrote many bright pages in the history of geographical discoveries. The main one - - was made on January 28, 1820.

By the way, attempts to open white mainland undertaken earlier, but did not bring the desired success: there was not enough luck, or maybe Russian perseverance.

So, the navigator James Cook, summing up his second circumnavigation, wrote: "I went around the ocean of the southern hemisphere at high latitudes and rejected the possibility of the existence of a mainland, which, if it can be found, is only near the pole in places inaccessible to navigation."

During Antarctic expedition More than 20 islands were discovered and mapped by Bellingshausen, sketches were made of the views of Antarctica and the animals living on it, and the navigator himself went down in history as a great discoverer.

“The name of Bellingshausen can be directly put on a par with the names of Columbus and Magellan, with the names of those people who did not retreat before the difficulties and imaginary impossibilities created by their predecessors, with the names of people who went their own way, and therefore were the destroyers of barriers to discoveries, by which epochs are designated, ”wrote the German geographer August Petermann.

Discoveries of Semenov Tien-Shansky

Central Asia at the beginning of the 19th century was one of the least studied areas the globe. An undeniable contribution to the study of the "unknown land" - as they called Central Asia geographers - introduced by Peter Semenov.

In 1856 came true main dream explorer - he went on an expedition to the Tien Shan.

“My work on Asian geography led me to a thorough acquaintance with everything that was known about inner Asia. In particular, the most central of the Asian mountain ranges, the Tien Shan, beckoned me to itself, on which the foot of a European traveler had not yet set foot and which was known only from scarce Chinese sources.

Semenov's research in Central Asia lasted two years. During this time, the sources of the Chu, Syrdarya and Sary-Jaz rivers, the peaks of Khan-Tengri and others were put on the map.

The traveler established the location of the Tien Shan ranges, the height of the snow line in this area and discovered the huge Tien Shan glaciers.

In 1906, by decree of the emperor, for the merits of the discoverer, they began to add a prefix to his surname - Tien Shan.

Asia Przewalski

In the 70s-80s. XIX century Nikolai Przhevalsky led four expeditions to Central Asia. This little explored area has always attracted the researcher, and traveling to Central Asia was his old dream.

Over the years of research have been studied mountain systems Kun-Lun , the ranges of Northern Tibet, the sources of the Yellow River and the Yangtze, basins Kuku-burrow and Lob-burrow.

Przhevalsky was the second person after Marco Polo to reach lakes-bogs Lob-burrow!

In addition, the traveler discovered dozens of species of plants and animals that are named after him.

“Happy fate made it possible to make a feasible study of the least known and most inaccessible countries of inner Asia,” Nikolai Przhevalsky wrote in his diary.

Around the world Krusenstern

The names of Ivan Kruzenshtern and Yuri Lisyansky became known after the first Russian round-the-world expedition.

For three years, from 1803 to 1806. - this is how long the first circumnavigation of the world lasted - the ships "Nadezhda" and "Neva", having passed through the Atlantic Ocean, rounded Cape Horn, and then reached Kamchatka by the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Kuril Islands and Sakhalin. The expedition refined the map of the Pacific Ocean, collected information about the nature and inhabitants of Kamchatka and the Kuriles.

During the voyage, Russian sailors crossed the equator for the first time. This event was celebrated, according to tradition, with the participation of Neptune.

A sailor dressed as the ruler of the seas asked Kruzenshtern why he had come here with his ships, because the Russian flag had not been seen in these places before. To which the expedition commander replied: "For the glory of science and our fatherland!"

Expedition of Nevelskoy

Admiral Gennady Nevelskoy is rightfully considered one of the outstanding navigators of the 19th century. In 1849, on the transport ship "Baikal", he went on an expedition to Far East.

The Amur expedition continued until 1855, during which time Nevelskoy made several major discoveries in the area downstream Cupid and northern shores Sea of ​​Japan, annexed vast expanses of the Amur and Primorye to Russia.

Thanks to the navigator, it became known that Sakhalin is an island that is separated by the navigable Tatar Strait, and the mouth of the Amur is accessible for ships to enter from the sea.

In 1850, the Nikolaevsky post was founded by the Nevelsky detachment, which today is known as Nikolaevsk-on-Amur.

“The discoveries made by Nevelsky are invaluable for Russia,” wrote Count Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky , - many previous expeditions to these lands could achieve European fame, but not one of them achieved domestic benefit, at least to the extent that Nevelskoy did it.

North Vilkitsky

The purpose of the hydrographic expedition of the Northern Arctic Ocean 1910-1915 was the development of the Northern Sea Route. By chance, the captain of the 2nd rank Boris Vilkitsky assumed the duties of the head of navigation. The icebreaking ships Taimyr and Vaygach put to sea.

Vilkitsky moved along the northern waters from east to west, and during the voyage he managed to draw up a true description north coast Eastern Siberia and many islands, received key information about currents and climate, and also became the first to make a through voyage from Vladivostok to Arkhangelsk.

Members of the expedition discovered the Land of Emperor Nicholas I. I., known today as New Earth- this discovery is considered the last of the significant on the globe.

In addition, thanks to Vilkitsky, the islands of Maly Taimyr, Starokadomsky and Zhokhov were put on the map.

At the end of the expedition, the First World War. The traveler Roald Amundsen, having learned about the success of Vilkitsky's voyage, could not resist exclaiming in his address:

“In peacetime, this expedition would stir up the whole world!”

Kamchatka campaign of Bering and Chirikov

The second quarter of the 18th century was rich in geographical discoveries. All of them were made during the First and Second Kamchatka expeditions, which immortalized the names of Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov.

During the First Kamchatka campaign Bering - the leader of the expedition and his assistant Chirikov explored and mapped pacific coast Kamchatka and Northeast Asia. They discovered two peninsulas - Kamchatsky and Ozerny, Kamchatsky Bay, Karaginsky Bay, Cross Bay, Providence Bay and St. Lawrence Island, as well as the strait, which today bears the name of Vitus Bering.

Companions - Bering and Chirikov - also led the Second Kamchatka Expedition. The purpose of the campaign was to find a way to North America and explore the islands of the Pacific.

IN Avacha bay The members of the expedition founded the Petropavlovsk prison - in honor of the ships of the voyage "Saint Peter" and "Saint Pavel" - which was later renamed Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

When the ships set sail for the shores of America, by the will of evil fate, Bering and Chirikov began to act alone - because of the fog, their ships lost each other.

"Saint Peter" under the leadership of Bering reached west coast America.

And on the way back, the expedition members, who had many difficulties, were thrown by a storm onto small island. Here the life of Vitus Bering ended, and the island on which the expedition members stopped to spend the winter was named after Bering.
"Saint Pavel" Chirikov also reached the shores of America, but for him the voyage ended more safely - on the way back he discovered a number of islands of the Aleutian ridge and safely returned to the Peter and Paul prison.

"Non-Yasak Lands" by Ivan Moskvitin

Little is known about the life of Ivan Moskvitin, but this man nevertheless went down in history, and the reason for this was the new lands he discovered.

In 1639, Moskvitin, leading a detachment of Cossacks, set sail for the Far East. The main goal of the travelers was to "find new unclaimed lands", to collect furs and fish. The Cossacks crossed the rivers Aldan, Maya and Yudoma, discovered the Dzhugdzhur ridge, which separates the rivers of the Lena basin from the rivers flowing into the sea, and along the Ulya river they entered the Lamskoye, or Sea of ​​Okhotsk. Having explored the coast, the Cossacks opened the Taui Bay and entered the Sakhalin Bay, rounding the Shantar Islands.

One of the Cossacks reported that the rivers in open lands“sable, there are a lot of all kinds of animals, and fish, and the fish is big, there is no such thing in Siberia ... there are so many of them - just launch a net and you can’t drag it out with fish ...”.

The geographical data collected by Ivan Moskvitin formed the basis of the first map of the Far East.