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Dungheap Cockerel
Rip Bulkeley
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R403
Discovery Miles 4 030
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This book looks at the different ways in which Russian historians
and authors have thought about their country's first Antarctic
expedition (1819-21) over the past 200 years. It considers the
effects their discussions have had on Russia's Antarctic policy and
may yet have on Antarctica itself. In particular, it examines the
Soviet decision in 1949, in line with the cultural policies of late
Stalinism, to revise the traditional view of the expedition in
order to claim that it was Russian seamen that first sighted the
Antarctic mainland in January 1820; this claim remains the official
position in Russia today. The author illustrates, however, that the
case for such a claim has never been established, and that attempts
to make it damaged the work of successive Russian historians.
Providing a timely assessment of Russian historiography of the
Bellingshausen expedition and examining the connections between the
priority claim and national policy goals, this book represents an
important contribution to the history of the Antarctic.
An examination of American space policy in the 12 years after World
War II and in particular of the reaction provoked by the launching
of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. In the author's opinion the
truth of what occurred in this period has been clouded by confusion
and misinformation.
This book looks at the different ways in which Russian historians
and authors have thought about their country's first Antarctic
expedition (1819-21) over the past 200 years. It considers the
effects their discussions have had on Russia's Antarctic policy and
may yet have on Antarctica itself. In particular, it examines the
Soviet decision in 1949, in line with the cultural policies of late
Stalinism, to revise the traditional view of the expedition in
order to claim that it was Russian seamen that first sighted the
Antarctic mainland in January 1820; this claim remains the official
position in Russia today. The author illustrates, however, that the
case for such a claim has never been established, and that attempts
to make it damaged the work of successive Russian historians.
Providing a timely assessment of Russian historiography of the
Bellingshausen expedition and examining the connections between the
priority claim and national policy goals, this book represents an
important contribution to the history of the Antarctic.
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