The Reindeer Cavalry: Essays on Russian Pioneers
11 hrs. 13 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Alexey Volynets
Author
Alexey Volynets
Narrator
Andrey Finagin
Narrator
Andrey Finagin
Description
A historian and former chief editor of the well-known newspaper “Limonka,” author of the acclaimed book “Forgotten Wars of Russia,” presents a new study of Russia’s past devoted to geographic discoveries and survival in extreme conditions.
The work investigates how the Russian expansion into Siberia, which began with failures and even curious situations, ended in success. The book explains who “devki kortomnye” are, why Archpriest Avvakum was sent to China, how a Chinese man became a Russian Cossack—almost starting a war with Beijing—and tells about the little-known Northern War of Peter I with the peoples of the north (the Koryaks). It considers how beads defeated the Chukchi in bone armor, as well as the consequences of drunkenness from vodka made from hogweed, and how sable and squirrel played the role of oil and gas in Russia. All of this and much more is described by Aleksey Volynets in his new book about Russian pioneers.
The work investigates how the Russian expansion into Siberia, which began with failures and even curious situations, ended in success. The book explains who “devki kortomnye” are, why Archpriest Avvakum was sent to China, how a Chinese man became a Russian Cossack—almost starting a war with Beijing—and tells about the little-known Northern War of Peter I with the peoples of the north (the Koryaks). It considers how beads defeated the Chukchi in bone armor, as well as the consequences of drunkenness from vodka made from hogweed, and how sable and squirrel played the role of oil and gas in Russia. All of this and much more is described by Aleksey Volynets in his new book about Russian pioneers.
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