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The Quest for Forbidden Lands
Nikolai Przhevalskii and his Followers on Inner Asian Tracks
Series: - Eurasian Studies Library, Volume: 10
The Quest for Forbidden Lands: Nikolai Przhevalskii and his Followers on Inner Asian Tracks is a collection of biographical essays of outstanding Russian explorers of Inner Asia of the late nineteenth â early twentieth century, Nikolai Przhevalskii, Vsevolod Roborovskii, Mikhail Pevtsov, Petr Kozlov, Grigorii Grumm-Grzhimailo and Bronislav Grombchevskii, almost all senior army officers. Their expeditions were organized by the Imperial Russian Geographical Society with some assistance from the military department with a view of exploring and mapping the vast uncharted territories of Inner Asia, being the Western periphery of the Manchu-Chinese Empire. The journeys of these pioneers were a great success and gained world renown for their many discoveries and the valuable collections they brought from the region.
Alexandre Andreyev, Doctor of History, is senior research fellow at the Institute for the History of Science & Technology, St Petersburg branch. He has published monographs and many articles in Russian and English on Russo-Tibetan relations, Buddhism in Russia and exploration of Inner Asia by Russian travelers, including Soviet Russia and Tibet: The Debacle of Secret Diplomacy, 1918-1930s (Brill, 2003), Tibet in the Earliest Photographs by Russian Travelers, 1900-1901 (Delhi, Studio Orientalia, 2013), and Russian Expeditions to Inner Asia: Their Organization, Observations and Collections, 1870-1920s (with T. Gnatiuk and M. Kozhevnikova) (St.Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia, 2013).
Mikhail Baskhanov, Ph.D. (1990) is an independent researcher. He has published monographs, translations and many articles on China, Russian military history and a History of Russian Oriental Studies, including General Lavr Kornilov (London, Skiff Press, 2000), and Russian Military Orientologists before 1917. Biographical-Bibliographical Dictionary (Moscow, Vostochnaia Literatura, 2005).
Tatiana Yusupova, Doctor of History, is a senior research fellow at the Institute for the History of Science & Technology, St Petersburg branch. She has published two monographs and many articles on Soviet-Mongolian scientific cooperation and exploration of Inner Asia by P. Kozlov including The Mongolian Committee of the Academy of Sciences: The History of its Creation and Activities, 1925-1953 (St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia, 2006), Travelling as a Lifestyle: The Central Asian Explorer P. Kozlov (St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia, 2016), and (with A. Andreyev) the travel diaries of P. Kozlovâs two expeditions of 1923-1926 (St. Petersburg, Nauka, 2003) and 1907-1909 (St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia, 2016).
Mikhail Baskhanov, Ph.D. (1990) is an independent researcher. He has published monographs, translations and many articles on China, Russian military history and a History of Russian Oriental Studies, including General Lavr Kornilov (London, Skiff Press, 2000), and Russian Military Orientologists before 1917. Biographical-Bibliographical Dictionary (Moscow, Vostochnaia Literatura, 2005).
Tatiana Yusupova, Doctor of History, is a senior research fellow at the Institute for the History of Science & Technology, St Petersburg branch. She has published two monographs and many articles on Soviet-Mongolian scientific cooperation and exploration of Inner Asia by P. Kozlov including The Mongolian Committee of the Academy of Sciences: The History of its Creation and Activities, 1925-1953 (St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia, 2006), Travelling as a Lifestyle: The Central Asian Explorer P. Kozlov (St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia, 2016), and (with A. Andreyev) the travel diaries of P. Kozlovâs two expeditions of 1923-1926 (St. Petersburg, Nauka, 2003) and 1907-1909 (St. Petersburg, Nestor-Istoriia, 2016).
"[...] an extremely useful introduction to the broader place of Przhevalskiiâs explorations [...] The Quest for Forbidden Lands admirably succeeds in its stated mission of introducing to a wider audience the influence of Przhevalskii on the expeditions of a range of scientists and geographers, while simultaneously placing his expeditions in a greater context. Seven maps of expeditions, along with countless pertinent drawings and photographs, richly enhance this volume." - Helen Hundley, Wichita State University, in: The Russian Review 78.2 (2019), p.340
Contents
Preface
âAndreyev, M. Baskhanov, T. Yusupova
Acknowledgements
âAlexander Andreyev, Tatiana Yusupova
List of Illustrations
A Note on Transliteration, Terminology and Dates
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Into Inner Asia, in Search for the Unknown: The Russian Explorations and Explorers of the Region
âAlexander I. Andreyev
â1âA Glimpse of History: Early Travelers in the âForbidden Landsâ (From the 13th to the Mid-19th Century)
â2âThe Imperial Russian Geographical Society, P.P. Semenov, and the Onset of Exploration of Inner Asia
â3âThe IRGO â War Ministry Cooperation. The âEpic Eraâ of Przhevalskiiâs Expeditions
â4âExploration and the Great Game
â5âEthnographic Research and the âImperial Visionsâ
â6âThe Final Stage of Explorations: The Academy of Sciences Taking the Lead
â7âSome Concluding Remarks
1 Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalskii (1839â1888)
âAlexander I. Andreyev
2 Mikhail Vasilâievich Pevtsov (1843â1902)
âMikhail K. Baskhanov
3 Vsevolod Ivanovich Roborovskii (1856â1910)
âAlexander I. Andreyev
4 Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov (1863â1935)
âAlexander I. Andreyev, Tatiana I. Yusupova
5 Bronislav Liudvigovich Grombchevskii (1855â1926)
âMikhail K. Baskhanov
6 Grigorii Efimovich Grumm-Grzhimailo (1860â1936)
âTatiana I. Yusupova
Bibliography
Index
Preface
âAndreyev, M. Baskhanov, T. Yusupova
Acknowledgements
âAlexander Andreyev, Tatiana Yusupova
List of Illustrations
A Note on Transliteration, Terminology and Dates
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Into Inner Asia, in Search for the Unknown: The Russian Explorations and Explorers of the Region
âAlexander I. Andreyev
â1âA Glimpse of History: Early Travelers in the âForbidden Landsâ (From the 13th to the Mid-19th Century)
â2âThe Imperial Russian Geographical Society, P.P. Semenov, and the Onset of Exploration of Inner Asia
â3âThe IRGO â War Ministry Cooperation. The âEpic Eraâ of Przhevalskiiâs Expeditions
â4âExploration and the Great Game
â5âEthnographic Research and the âImperial Visionsâ
â6âThe Final Stage of Explorations: The Academy of Sciences Taking the Lead
â7âSome Concluding Remarks
1 Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalskii (1839â1888)
âAlexander I. Andreyev
2 Mikhail Vasilâievich Pevtsov (1843â1902)
âMikhail K. Baskhanov
3 Vsevolod Ivanovich Roborovskii (1856â1910)
âAlexander I. Andreyev
4 Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov (1863â1935)
âAlexander I. Andreyev, Tatiana I. Yusupova
5 Bronislav Liudvigovich Grombchevskii (1855â1926)
âMikhail K. Baskhanov
6 Grigorii Efimovich Grumm-Grzhimailo (1860â1936)
âTatiana I. Yusupova
Bibliography
Index
All interested in the history of the Russian geographical exploration of Inner Asia in the late 19th â early 1920th century, ethnography of Asian peoples, the Great Game.