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Across the Ussuri Kray: Travels in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains
Vladimir K. Arsenyev
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Description for Across the Ussuri Kray: Travels in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains
Paperback. Translator(s): Slaght, Jonathan C. Num Pages: 488 pages, 36 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FP; 3JJC; JFSL9; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
In Russia's Far East sits the wild Ussuri Kray, a region known for its remote highlands and rugged mountain passes where tigers and bears roam the cliffs, and salmon and lenok navigate the rivers. In this collection of travel writing by famed Russian explorer and naturalist Vladimir K. Arsenyev (1872-1930), readers are shuttled back to the turn of the 20th century when the Russian Empire was reeling from its defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) and vulnerable to its Far Eastern neighbors. What began as an expedition to survey the region's infrastructure for the Russian military turned into an adventure ... Read more
In Russia's Far East sits the wild Ussuri Kray, a region known for its remote highlands and rugged mountain passes where tigers and bears roam the cliffs, and salmon and lenok navigate the rivers. In this collection of travel writing by famed Russian explorer and naturalist Vladimir K. Arsenyev (1872-1930), readers are shuttled back to the turn of the 20th century when the Russian Empire was reeling from its defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) and vulnerable to its Far Eastern neighbors. What began as an expedition to survey the region's infrastructure for the Russian military turned into an adventure ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
697g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253022158
SKU
V9780253022158
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About Vladimir K. Arsenyev
Vladimir K. Arsenyev (1872-1930) was a Russian naturalist who devoted thirty years to exploring the Russian Far East and describing the people and wildlife he encountered. His written works continue to inspire generations of Russians to explore and appreciate nature. Jonathan C. Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia Coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society and is ... Read more
Reviews for Across the Ussuri Kray: Travels in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains
Arsenyev's narrative in Jonathan Slaght's fine translation should inspire us all to treasure and protect these remarkable places.
Times Literary Supplement
Excellent and accessible . . . Slaght follows in Arsenyev's snowy, muddy footsteps - preserving, but also teaching others to identify and appreciate what is unique. Thus the pleasure of reading his new translation lies in the ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
Excellent and accessible . . . Slaght follows in Arsenyev's snowy, muddy footsteps - preserving, but also teaching others to identify and appreciate what is unique. Thus the pleasure of reading his new translation lies in the ... Read more