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Bering

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Captain-Commander Vitus Bering (1681–1741) was born in Denmark, but rightfully went down in Russian history as a great explorer and discoverer of new lands. Having entered Russian service as a young man, he served for many years as a loyal assistant to Peter the Great in the development of the navy. Shortly before his death, the emperor entrusted him with an important task: exploring Russia's eastern borders and finding the strait separating it from America. Bering dedicated the rest of his life to fulfilling Peter's will, first commanding an expedition to Kamchatka and then the Great Northern Expedition, whose detachments explored the lands from the Ob to the Amur. Despite shortages of men and supplies, harsh natural conditions, and obstacles from local authorities, the commander succeeded in completing most of his tasks. The price for this was his life—he died of scurvy on the island he had discovered, which later bore his name, as did his rediscovery of the Bering Strait between Asia and America.

Many books have been written about Bering's travels, but his biography remains full of blank spots. In her book, author Olga Pogodina draws on a wide range of sources to fully reconstruct the commander's exploits against the broad historical backdrop of his era.
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