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Eastbound through Siberia - Observations from the Great Northern Expedition (Paperback)
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Eastbound through Siberia - Observations from the Great Northern Expedition (Paperback)
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In the winter of 1739, Georg Steller received word from Empress
Anna of Russia that he was to embark on a secret expedition to the
far reaches of Siberia as a member of the Great Northern
Expedition. While searching for economic possibilities and
strategic advantages, Steller was to send back descriptions of
everything he saw. The Empress's instructions were detailed, from
requests for a preserved whale brain to observing the child-rearing
customs of local peoples, and Steller met the task with dedication,
bravery, and a good measure of humor. In the name of science,
Steller and his comrades confronted horse-swallowing bogs, leaped
across ice floes, and survived countless close calls in their
exploration of an unforgiving environment. Not stopping at lists of
fishes, birds, and mammals, Steller also details the villages and
the lives of those living there, from vice-governors to
prostitutes. His writings rail against government corruption and
the misuse of power while describing with empathy the lives of the
poor and forgotten, with special attention toward Native peoples.
What emerges is a remarkable window into life—both human and
animal—in 18th century Siberia. Due to the secret nature of the
expedition, Steller's findings were hidden in Russian archives for
centuries, but the near-daily entries he recorded on journeys from
the town of Irkutsk to Kamchatka are presented here in English for
the first time.
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