Russia in Pacific waters, 1715-1825 : a survey of the origins of Russia's naval presence in the North and South Pacific / Glynn Barratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barratt, Glynn.

Series:

University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies ; 1.

University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--History.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--History, Naval.

Alaska--Discovery and exploration.

Alaska.

Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations, plates

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, c1981.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first study in Russian or Western literature of the rise and fall of Russian naval influence in the North Pacific Ocean from the time of Peter the Great to Tsar Nicholas I. The author deals with a neglected area: inherent tension between Russian naval and mercantile interests and the origins of international rivalry in the North Pacific at large. Barratt shows that Russia's motives for early expeditions to the Pacific were to promote science, exploration, and trade. But when imperialist powers vied for territory and resources in the area, military confrontation became a possibility.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Photographic Credits

Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgements

Preliminary Notes

The Sea-Route to Kamchatka and the Strait of Anian

The Bering Expeditions

Furs and Spaniards: Sindt and Krenitsyn

Cook's Final Voyage and the Billings and Mulovskii Expeditions

The North Pacific Fur Trade and the Navy: Growing Strains

The Kruzenshtern-Lisianskii Voyages

Rezanov and Baranov: Response and Legacy

V. M. Golovnin and Diana

The Company under Attack

Imperial Ambition in Peacetime: Trade, Discovery, Science

The Aftermath of Victory

Conclusion and Reflections

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-22672-3

9786613226723

0-7748-5779-X

OCLC:

243616443