Vladimir Vasilyevich Atlasov

Vladimir Atlasov

Wladimir Wassiljewitsch Atlasow ( Russian Владимир Васильевич Атласов , scientific transliteration Vladimir Vasil'evič Atlasov ; * 1661 in Veliki Ustjug ; † 1711 ) was a Russian explorer and Siberian Cossack .

Atlasov became the Prikas of Anadyrski Ostrog in 1695 . Starting from Ostrog he led in 1697 a group of 65 Cossacks and 60 Yukagirs to -Eingeborenen that was broken to the Kamchatka to explore -Halbinsel. As a result of the expedition, he persuaded the local Koryak and Itelmen population to pay tribute to the tsar and built two forts along the Kamchatka River that became trading posts for Russian fur hunters. 1701 Atlasov came to Moscow , where he rose to the rank of officer for the annexation of Kamchatkawas raised. He was the first to present a detailed description of the nature and people of Kamchatka. He also explored islands between Chukotka , Kamchatka and Japan , including the Kuril Islands. He later brought to Moscow a shipwrecked Japanese merchant named Dembei, who was important for the creation of the first Russian-Japanese dictionary.

Vladimir Atlasov was killed during an uprising by state officials in Kamchatka.

Honors

• The uninhabited volcanic Atlasov island south of Kamchatka is named after Atlasov .
• The mineral Atlasovite , discovered in 1986, was named after him to honor his exploration of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Web links

• Biography on peoples.ru (Russian)
• Entry on biografija.ru (Russian)