Vitus Bering. Great Northern Expedition
14.99 €
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Vitus Bering. Great Northern Expedition
14.99 €
Every person contributes to the history of his country. But there are people who stand apart in the national gallery of heroes. It is such outstanding personalities - Russian pioneers, navigators, military leaders, travelers - that the series "Historical Comics" is dedicated to. The first book of the series - about Vitus Bering, an officer of the Russian fleet and navigator - was invented, written and drawn by Vladislav Serov, a painter and sculptor from St. Petersburg. Having studied a huge amount of historical materials, he has created a realistic, exciting graphic novel in which both the content and the drawing are equally strong and equally complement each other. The result is a beautifully drawn, multi-layered narrative of colorful characters and ordinary people, poignant loneliness and the joy of discovery. This is not just a clear colorful account of a great event, but a full-fledged study and a useful addition to school textbooks of history and geography. What is the book about? Vitus Bering led the Great Northern Expedition, which resulted in navigational charts of the northern and eastern coasts of Russia, explored routes to America and Japan, discovered many islands, described the nature and life of the local population. Bering himself reached the shores of America on the packet ship "St. Peter". This voyage was a real feat of Russian seafarers. The set goals were achieved, but they had to pay for the discoveries at a high price - human lives, including the life of Captain-Commander Vitus Bering himself. Thanks to Russian navigators, modern Russia became a great power. And the colossal heritage of the Great Northern Expedition is still in demand. At the end of the book, the reader will find a well-written afterword by writer Oleg Bundur. It will help to deeply understand and feel the era and appreciate the hero's feat. There are expressive maps on the front cover. On the forzatz you can trace the paths of all the units of the expedition, nahzatz see the names of heroes immortalized on the geographical points of our country. The book is recommended for children of primary school age, as well as for all lovers of comic books, heroic biographies, travels and adventures.
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- All books by the publisher
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- All books in the series Historical comic book