Russian navigators-first-openers of the XVIII-XIX centuries

Bering - Chirikov - Kruzenshtern - Lisyansky - Bellingshausen - Lazarev. The book that you hold in your hands tells about these bold, stubborn and heroic people. In the second quarter of the XVIII century, during the first and second Kamchatka expeditions that perpetuated the names of Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, the entire northern coast of Russia was studied, the sailors reached America and passed the Strait, proving that Asia and America - two times divided by water spaces of the continent. The first Russian round-the-world journey took place under the leadership of Ivan Kruzenshtern and Yuri Lisyansky in 1803-1806. The expedition not only demonstrated the capabilities of the Russian fleet, but also made a number of important geographical discoveries. And on January 16, 1820, two more bold sailors - Faddeus Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev during an expedition on the Vostok and Peace boats and peaceful, opened a new continent - Antarctica.

It is recommended to read all future travelers and sailors, and Also to their parents, grandfathers and grandmothers.

for primary school age.