{"product_id":"to-the-far-north-diary-of-a-russian-world-traveler-paperback","title":"To the Far North: Diary of a Russian World Traveler - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Nikolaevich Akif'ëv\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew A. Gentes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis annotated translation of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e To the Far North \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epresents the diary of a twenty-seven-year-old Russian physician who was part of the 1900 expedition to the Chukotka Peninsula to find gold.\u003c\/b\u003e No other account so richly details life along the North Pacific Rim before World War I, especially from a Russian perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume relates the expedition's formation, development, and aftermath and offers unique insights on the region's place in both Russian policymaking and geopolitics. The illustrated diary includes picturesque descriptions of San Francisco, the Nome Gold Rush, Chukchi culture, Petropavlovsk, Vladivostok, and Nagasaki, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew A. Gentes's translation is based on an edition of Akifëv's book that was published in St. Petersburg in 1904. The diary shows how Russian and American views and cultural values clashed over a territory that is today more geopolitically important than ever. By documenting Akifëv's personal travels outside the expedition, \u003ci\u003eTo the Far North\u003c\/i\u003e also demonstrates, in both human and personal terms, the role Russians played in shaping this region's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew A. Gentes is a historian and translator. He earned his doctorate in Russian history from Brown University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRussia's Sakhalin Penal Colony, 1849-1917\u003c\/i\u003e and the translator of \u003ci\u003eEight Years on Sakhalin\u003c\/i\u003e by Ivan Iuvachëv, among other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47576497684733,"sku":"9781501774614","price":55.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Q6J_Bv2pi_9781501774614.webp?v=1779763937","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/to-the-far-north-diary-of-a-russian-world-traveler-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}