The Northern Sea Route
Soviet Exploitation of the North East Passage
Published on 9. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
186 pages
978-0-521-23263-0 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1952, this book was the first detailed study of the development of the Northern Sea Route spanning the coastal waters above Siberia. The subject was one of great economic and logistic importance because of the shorter journey that a continuous freight-route across the arctic would afford. The book offers a synthesis of information from Russian journals and periodicals, collected at a time when access to academic sources was often restricted. It is a document of remaining historical interest on the subject of polar exploration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
292 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-23263-0 (9780521232630)
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Content
Preface; Part I. The Northern Sea Route before 1932: 1. The Kara Sea route to the Ob' and Yenisey; 2. The route from the Pacific to the Kolyma and Lena; 3. Shipping in the waters between the Yenisey and the Lena; 4. The Northern Sea Route as a whole; 5. Scientific work; Part II. The Northern Sea Route from 1933 to 1949: 1. Some physical characteristics of the route; 2. Traffic borne by the Northern Sea Route; 3. The chief administration of the Northern Sea Route [Glavesev-morput']; 4. Equipment; 5. Scientific support; 6. Usefulness of the Northern Sea Route; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary of Russian terms used in the text; References; Index.