The quest for forbidden lands : Nikolai Przhevalskii and his followers on Inner Asian tracks
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The quest for forbidden lands : Nikolai Przhevalskii and his followers on Inner Asian tracks
（Eurasian studies library : historical, political and social studies of Slavic and Islamic cultures in the Eurasian region, v. 10）
Brill, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-382) and index
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The Quest for Forbidden Lands: Nikolai Przhevalskii and his Followers on Inner Asian Tracks is a collection of biographical essays of outstanding Russian explorers of Inner Asia of the late nineteenth - early twentieth century, Nikolai Przhevalskii, Vsevolod Roborovskii, Mikhail Pevtsov, Petr Kozlov, Grigorii Grumm-Grzhimailo and Bronislav Grombchevskii, almost all senior army officers. Their expeditions were organized by the Imperial Russian Geographical Society with some assistance from the military department with a view of exploring and mapping the vast uncharted territories of Inner Asia, being the Western periphery of the Manchu-Chinese Empire. The journeys of these pioneers were a great success and gained world renown for their many discoveries and the valuable collections they brought from the region.
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Contents
Preface
Andreyev, M. Baskhanov, T. Yusupova
Acknowledgements
Alexander Andreyev, Tatiana Yusupova
List of Illustrations
A Note on Transliteration, Terminology and Dates
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Into Inner Asia, in Search for the Unknown: The Russian Explorations and Explorers of the Region
Alexander I. Andreyev
1 A Glimpse of History: Early Travelers in the 'Forbidden Lands' (From the 13th to the Mid-19th Century)
2 The Imperial Russian Geographical Society, P.P. Semenov, and the Onset of Exploration of Inner Asia
3 The IRGO - War Ministry Cooperation. The 'Epic Era' of Przhevalskii's Expeditions
4 Exploration and the Great Game
5 Ethnographic Research and the 'Imperial Visions'
6 The Final Stage of Explorations: The Academy of Sciences Taking the Lead
7 Some Concluding Remarks
1 Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalskii (1839-1888)
Alexander I. Andreyev
2 Mikhail Vasil'ievich Pevtsov (1843-1902)
Mikhail K. Baskhanov
3 Vsevolod Ivanovich Roborovskii (1856-1910)
Alexander I. Andreyev
4 Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov (1863-1935)
Alexander I. Andreyev, Tatiana I. Yusupova
5 Bronislav Liudvigovich Grombchevskii (1855-1926)
Mikhail K. Baskhanov
6 Grigorii Efimovich Grumm-Grzhimailo (1860-1936)
Tatiana I. Yusupova
Bibliography
Index
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