The role of Peter the Great in the development of the Russian Arctic
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2022-2-58-68
Abstract
Aim. The purpose of the article is to study Peter the Great’s plans for the Russian Arctic and analyze the development of the Arctic coast of Russia in the Peter the Great’s era.
Methodology. The study is based on the authors’ work with sources, as well as the generalization of data given in the Russian historical literature. The article uses problem-chronological, historicalsystematic and comparative-historical methods.
Results. The study of the development dynamics of the Arctic coast of the Russian Empire under Peter I showed that at that time there was a transition from a resource scheme to the logistics one. New proofs of the «Japanese vector» of Peter the Great’s aspirations and the organization of the search for the Northeast Passage are presented
Research implications. The concept of three factors of domestic development of the Arctic was created: resource, logistics and military-strategic. According to the authors, it is more productive than the idea of waves of Russian colonization of Siberia (fur, metal and agrarian) which exists in historical literature today. The materials of the article can be used in the development of special courses and special seminars on the period of Peter the Great’s transformations, the history of the Russian Arctic, the history of geographical discoveries.
Keywords
Peter the Great,
the Russian Arctic,
the concept of Arctic exploration,
Arkhangelsk,
XVII century,
XVIII century
Supporting agencies: The article was supported by the YarSU VIP-018 project
About the Authors
Yu. Yu. Ierusalimskiy
Yaroslavl State University; Moscow Region State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yuriy Yu. Ierusalimskiy – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Department of Cultural History and Social Development of the Moscow Region, Moscow Region State University; Department Head, Department of Medieval and Modern Russian History, Yaroslavl State University; Scientific Director, YarSU Military History Laboratory; Head of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Preservation of Russian Historical and Cultural Heritage in the USA at YarSU; scientific consultant, the laboratory «Russia and Europe: Comparative Study of Pre-Industrial Societies
Yaroslavl, Mytishchi
V. V. Davydov
Yaroslavl State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vyacheslav V. Davydov – Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology
Yaroslavl
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