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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
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List of issues > Series «History». 2023. Vol 43

Governor-General of Eastern Siberia N. N. Muravyov-Amursky and the Amur-Alaska Geopolitical Paradigm

Author(s)
A.V. Postnikov, M. V. Konstantinov
Abstract
The authors prove that there was a real relationship between the destinies of Alaska and Amur, within which Alaska had to be ceded to America in order to concentrate forces on the development of Amur. The initial political message in this direction came from the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia N. N. Muravyov-Amursky. The Amur-Alaska geopolitical paradigm has been intelligently implemented for the benefit of Russia. The role of N. N. Muravyov-Amursky in this process, as well as the relationship of actions in the American and Far Eastern direction, was not actually covered in Siberian historiography and the public environment.
About the Authors

Postnikov Alexey Vladimirovich, Doctor of Sciences (Technical), Professor, Chief Research Scientist, S. I. Vavilov Institute of History of Natural Science and Technology RAS, 14, Baltiyskaiya st., Moscow, 125315, Russian Federation, e-mail: postnikov1939@ mail.ru

Konstantinov Mikhail Vasilievich, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor, Trans-Baikal State University, 30, Alexandro-Zavodskaya st., Chita, 672039, Russian Federation, e-mail: mk-rus@mail.ru

For citation
Postnikov A. V., Konstantinov M. V. Governor-General of Eastern Siberia N. N. Muravyov-Amursky and the Amur-Alaska Geopolitical Paradigm. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2023, vol. 43, pp. 41-51. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2023.43.41 (in Russian)
Keywords
Russia, USA, China, N. N. Muravyov-Amursky, Nicholas I, diplomacy, geopolitical paradigm, return of Amur, sale of Alaska, Kastrinsky battle, Aigun and Beijing treaties, treaty with the USA of 1867.
UDC
353.2(571.53)(092)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2023.43.41
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