The Northern Sea Route: Soviet Exploitation of the North East Passage

by Terence Armstrong

• ISBN13: 9780521232630
• ISBN10: 0521232635
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Originally published in 1952, this book was the first detailed study of the development of the Northern Sea Route spanning the coastal waters above Siberia. The subject was one of great economic and logistic importance because of the shorter journey that a continuous freight-route across the arctic would afford. The book offers a synthesis of information from Russian journals and periodicals, collected at a time when access to academic sources was often restricted. It is a document of remaining historical interest on the subject of polar exploration.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Northern Sea Route before 1932

The Kara Sea route to the Ob' and Yenisey

The route from the Pacific to the Kolyma and Lena

Shipping in the waters between the Yenisey and the Lena

The Northern Sea Route as a whole

Scientific work

The Northern Sea Route from 1933 to 1949

Some physical characteristics of the route

Traffic borne by the Northern Sea Route

The chief administration of the Northern Sea Route [Glavesev-morput']

Equipment

Scientific support

Usefulness of the Northern Sea Route; Conclusion

Appendces

Glossary of Russian terms used in the text

References

Index

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