The first discovery. Zadornov N.P.

The middle of the XIX century. The French Jesuits-Missionaries, under the pretext of circulating "savages" into the true faith are intelligence in the Far East. Foreign Minister Nesselrode gives secret permission to the British intelligence officer Osten to travel along the Amur. The danger of the invasion of foreigners in the Amur region is growing every year. This is perfectly understood by patriotic Russian people who belonged to the young man-refractor Gennady Nevelskaya. Having secured the support of the Governor of Eastern Siberia, Count Muravyov and the chief of the main naval headquarters of Prince Menshikov, Nevelskaya, without the highest permission in the summer of 1849, reaches the mouth of the Amur and discovers the strait between the mainland and the island of Sakhalin.