Nikolay Przhevalsky and Russian Expansion: the Exploration of Central and East Asia
Overview
Between 1869 and 1884, Russian explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839-1888) conducted a number of expeditions o...
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Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky
1839-1888
Russian Explorer, Geographer and Zoologist
In the late nineteenth century central and eastern Asia remained a mystery to most of the world beyond the region&...
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Nikolay Przhevalsky
Born April 12, 1839, Kimborovo, Russia Died November 1, 1888, Karakol [now Przhevalsk], Russia
During his lifetime Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky gained considerable fame for h...
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Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky (1839-1888) was a Russian general and traveler whose explorations were major contributions to the geography of central Asia.Of Polish descent, Nikolai Przhevalsky was ...
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