{"product_id":"to-the-far-north-diary-of-a-russian-world-traveler-hardback-9781501774607","title":"To the Far North; Diary of a Russian World Traveler (Hardback) 9781501774607","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTo the Far North\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDiary of a Russian World Traveler\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIvan Nikolaevich Akif’ëv (Author), Andrew A. Gentes (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501774607\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e198 pages, 21 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 1 map - 21 Halftones, black and white - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. From Petersburg to New York\u003cbr\u003e 2. In America\u003cbr\u003e 3. In the Great Ocean\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the Chukotka Peninsula Coast\u003cbr\u003e 5. Alaska\u003cbr\u003e 6. Along the Chukotka Peninsula Coast\u003cbr\u003e 7. Our Arrest in Nome\u003cbr\u003e 8. Release from Captivity\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sakhalin\u003cbr\u003e 10. From Sakhalin to Vladivostok\u003cbr\u003e 11. Japan\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52608269910296,"sku":"9781501774607","price":109.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/to-the-far-north-diary-of-a-russian-world-traveler-hardback-9781501774607","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}