The Historiography of the First Russian Antarctic Expedition, 1819-21

by Rip Bulkeley

Book Overview

This book looks at the different ways in which Russian historians and authors have thought about their country's first Antarctic expedition (1819-21) over the past 200 years. It considers the effects their discussions have had on Russia's Antarctic policy and may yet have on Antarctica itself. In particular, it examines the Soviet decision in 1949, in line with the cultural policies of late Stalinism, to revise the traditional view of the expedition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303059548X
• ISBN13: 9783030595487
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"