The Northern Sea Route
Soviet Exploitation of the North East Passage

This 1952 study was the first to detail the development of the Northern Sea Route spanning the coastal waters above Siberia.

Terence Armstrong (Author)

9780521232630, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 2011

186 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1 cm, 0.27 kg

Originally published in 1952, this book was the first detailed study of the development of the Northern Sea Route spanning the coastal waters above Siberia. The subject was one of great economic and logistic importance because of the shorter journey that a continuous freight-route across the arctic would afford. The book offers a synthesis of information from Russian journals and periodicals, collected at a time when access to academic sources was often restricted. It is a document of remaining historical interest on the subject of polar exploration.

Preface
Part I. The Northern Sea Route before 1932: 1. The Kara Sea route to the Ob' and Yenisey
2. The route from the Pacific to the Kolyma and Lena
3. Shipping in the waters between the Yenisey and the Lena
4. The Northern Sea Route as a whole
5. Scientific work
Part II. The Northern Sea Route from 1933 to 1949: 1. Some physical characteristics of the route
2. Traffic borne by the Northern Sea Route
3. The chief administration of the Northern Sea Route [Glavesev-morput']
4. Equipment
5. Scientific support
6. Usefulness of the Northern Sea Route
Conclusion
Appendices
Glossary of Russian terms used in the text
References
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]