Journey to the Amur, carried out at the behest of the Siberian Division of the Russian Geographic Society

An exciting and fascinating story about an amazing journey to the Amur, perfect in 1855-1856. Famous scientist-scientist Richard Karlovich Maak (1825-1886) formed the basis of this book. The report on the expedition to the Great Far Eastern River has considerable scientific value. It tells about the adversity, tests and adventures that fell to the share of participants in the campaign.
The rich material about the flora and fauna of the Amur region is presented, the inquisitive and interested ethnographic observations of the author. The relations of the manchules who ruled at that time in China with the Aborigines who lived in the Amur basin, as well as the Russians who came to these lands with ambitious goals are enthusiastically described.
is of undoubted interest for a wide range of readers