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The team of the Russian Baikal-Alaska project recreated the journey of the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky to Russian America, which took place in 1849. During the trip, the team led by Anatoly Kazakevich survived the flood and completed the crossing to the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk - since the American borders are closed now, it was impossible to reach Alaska, Russian America reports.
Anatoly Kazakevich got the idea to reach Russian America by the roads of his ancestors after he read about the route that Siberian merchants took to Alaska in the 19th century. In 2017, the expedition started, the participants covered 15,000 kilometers on a catamaran. In 2018, travelers reached Alaska from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky through Chukotka.
The uniqueness of the current expedition is that the travelers of the Baikal-Alaska team managed to follow the same southern route to Alaska, which Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky, Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, traveled in the middle of the 19th century. This path was longer, but easier and safer.
Modern travelers have spent 80 days on the road. According to Anatoly Kazakevich, the path has the potential of becoming a national tourist route.
Russkiy Mir
