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Vasili Vasilyevich Pronchishchev (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Про́нчищев) (1702–9 September [O.S. 29 August] 1736) was a Russian explorer. In 1718, Vasili Pronchishchev graduated from Moscow School of Mathematics and Navigation and was promoted to naval cadet.
Oct 25, 2016 · Pronchishchev, Vasili Vasilyevich (1702–1736) – a Russian Navy officer, Arctic explorer, lieutenant, member of the Great Northern Expedition, and explorer of the Laptev Sea and the eastern coast of Taymyr.
In 1735, Pronchishcheva and her husband Vasili Pronchishchev went down the Lena River from Yakutsk on Vasili's sloop Yakutsk, doubled its delta, and stopped for wintering at the mouth of the Olenyok River. Many members of the crew fell ill and died, mainly owing to scurvy.
Vasili Vasilyevich Pronchishchev was a Russian explorer. In 1718, Vasili Pronchishchev graduated from Moscow School of Mathematics and Navigation and was promoted to naval cadet. In 1733, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and appointed head of one of the units of the Second Kamchatka Expedition, the purpose of which was to map the ...
Vasili and Tatiana Pronchishchev (English) 1 reference. sex or gender. male. 1 reference. country of citizenship. Tsardom of Russia. 1 reference.
Vasili Vasilyevich Pronchishchev (Russian: Василий Васильевич Прончищев) (1702–) was a Russian explorer. In 1718, Vasili Pronchishchev graduated from Moscow School of Mathematics and Navigation and was promoted to naval cadet.
Article. View Issue. Comments. All too often, Western writers blithely—and inaccurately—use the word “never” when describing Russia’s relationship to the sea. “Never under the Tsars,” we are told, “did the Russian Navy penetrate the Mediterranean.” This, of course, is not true.
