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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade Review"[...] an extremely useful introduction to the broader place of Przhevalskii’s explorations [...] The Quest for Forbidden Lands admirably succeeds in its stated mission of introducing to a wider audience the influence of Przhevalskii on the expeditions of a range of scientists and geographers, while simultaneously placing his expeditions in a greater context. Seven maps of expeditions, along with countless pertinent drawings and photographs, richly enhance this volume." - Helen Hundley, Wichita State University, in: The Russian Review 78.2 (2019), p.340
Table of ContentsContents 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
