Alеxander Petrov
Biographic Data
| ID | 4165688 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alеxander Petrov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alеxander |
| FAMILY NAME | Petrov |
| SIGNATURE | PETROV A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of World History |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1688-4096 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Sale of Alaska to the United States
This article addresses issues that have received insufficient attention in historiography. Specifically, it focuses on the decision-making process surrounding the cession of Alaska and the fate of the proceeds from its sale. Both events gave rise to rumours and myths, the most enduring of which is the myth of the lost gold. New documents relating to the circumstances of the decision to sell Alaska to the United States are introduced into scholarl…
Exploring Possibilities of Colonization of Pacific Northwest by Russia, Great Britain and Spain in the 18th Century
The authors consider different assessments of the history of the northwest coast of America, now the territory of the south of Alaska and the west coast of Canada. For a long time, this territory was an arena of struggle between the great powers. In general, in Russian historiography, this issue is poorly studied. The author in their article pays attention to such factors and reasons for the European colonization of the New World and early discov…
The Struggle for Oregon During the 19th Century’s Late 30s and Early 40s
Introduction. Oregon in the early 19th century was a sparsely populated territory, but it had a favorable geographical position on the Pacific coast. It was a strategically important region, which, thanks to the Columbia River, provided a connection with the interior of the United States and the Pacific Ocean. Spain, Great Britain, and the USA fought for the right to possess this territory. In historiography the struggle for Oregon has received i…
England and Russia
The article is about the development of the struggle between Russia and England for colonies in the North Pacific Ocean. The purpose of our research is to show the relationship between events in the North Pacific Ocean and the general course of colonization of new territories. The interest of Peter the Great in England is considered. The article identifies factors that contributed to the development of the American northwest, including the level …
Russia, Mexico and the USA in the struggle for California in the 1820-1840s
The authors analyze the process of interaction between Russia, Mexico and the United States in the context of the struggle for Alta California. The essence of this process was the diplomatic, military-political and economic activity of these powers aimed at occupying lands in California and legalizing them by some of them. The purpose of the study is to establish the reasons for the unsuccessful actions of Spain and Russia in Alta California whic…
The problem of establishing trade and diplomatic relations with Japan in the first half of the 19th century
This article is devoted to the study of attempts to establish trade and diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia in the first half of the 19th century. Due to Japan's closed country policy, it remained largely unknown for a long time, but its territorial location aroused considerable interest in many areas, including trade. The colonial policy of European states and America in the 19th century was one of the key elements of the world order o…
Discovery of Japan by Russia and the Crimean War
In the 17th century Japan decided to pursue a policy of limiting or completely prohibiting external contacts. This policy lasted more than two centuries. During the XVIII ‒ early XIX centuries Russia made attempts to establish diplomatic and trade relations with the Land of the Rising Sun, which had only limited success. The end of the isolation policy is associated with the expeditions to Japan by E. V. Putyatin in 1853–1854. The article gives a…
Adam Laxman’s Expedition in the Colonial Conflict in the North Pacific
This article examines the history of the emergence of official Russian-Japanese relations in the late eighteenth century. The work focuses on unique archival materials from the SARC, RSA of the Navy, MD RSL, RSAAA, etc. The article refers to collections of documents, works by V. N. Berkha and E. A. Bolkhovitinov, and modern authors. The author analyses the first contacts between Russia and Japan, which became the prerequisites for the 1792–1793 e…
New View of Peter the Great’s Instructions to Vitus Bering in 1725 in the Context of Struggle for Colonies in the North Pacific
The study is devoted to the detailed analysis of Peter the Great’s handwritten instruction to the head of the First Kamchatka Expedition Vitus Bering dated January 6, 1725. Despite its wide popularity, this document is still understudied and interpreted by Russian and foreign historians in different ways. The reason is that the instruction seems hard to understand; it contains inconsistencies and incomprehensible points. For the purpose of a comp…
Peter the Great and Russia’s Growing Interest in the Exploration of the Pacific Ocean, 1711–1722
This article discusses the reasons for the Russian government’s interest in the exploration of the Pacific frontiers in the early eighteenth century. The authors pay special attention to the expeditions organised before the First Kamchatka expedition. Those expeditions were organised by I. M. Evreinov, F. F. Luzhin, I. Kozyrevsky, Ya. A. Yelchin, and others. The authors clarify which expeditions were organised at the personal order of Peter the G…
Russian America
The article explores the questions regarding the development and present status of the Russian-American relations in the territories that had been an integral part of the Russian Empire and called Russian-America. The article is written on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach. The article highlights the main historiographical approaches to the study of the history and heritage of Russian America. Close attention is paid to the analysis of t…
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Russian America
The article explores the questions regarding the development and present status of the Russian-American relations in the territories that had been an integral part of the Russian Empire and called Russian-America. The article is written on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach. The article highlights the main historiographical approaches to the study of the history and heritage of Russian America. Close attention is paid to the analysis of t…
Peter the Great and Russia’s Growing Interest in the Exploration of the Pacific Ocean, 1711–1722
This article discusses the reasons for the Russian government’s interest in the exploration of the Pacific frontiers in the early eighteenth century. The authors pay special attention to the expeditions organised before the First Kamchatka expedition. Those expeditions were organised by I. M. Evreinov, F. F. Luzhin, I. Kozyrevsky, Ya. A. Yelchin, and others. The authors clarify which expeditions were organised at the personal order of Peter the G…
New View of Peter the Great’s Instructions to Vitus Bering in 1725 in the Context of Struggle for Colonies in the North Pacific
The study is devoted to the detailed analysis of Peter the Great’s handwritten instruction to the head of the First Kamchatka Expedition Vitus Bering dated January 6, 1725. Despite its wide popularity, this document is still understudied and interpreted by Russian and foreign historians in different ways. The reason is that the instruction seems hard to understand; it contains inconsistencies and incomprehensible points. For the purpose of a comp…
Discovery of Japan by Russia and the Crimean War
In the 17th century Japan decided to pursue a policy of limiting or completely prohibiting external contacts. This policy lasted more than two centuries. During the XVIII ‒ early XIX centuries Russia made attempts to establish diplomatic and trade relations with the Land of the Rising Sun, which had only limited success. The end of the isolation policy is associated with the expeditions to Japan by E. V. Putyatin in 1853–1854. The article gives a…
Adam Laxman’s Expedition in the Colonial Conflict in the North Pacific
This article examines the history of the emergence of official Russian-Japanese relations in the late eighteenth century. The work focuses on unique archival materials from the SARC, RSA of the Navy, MD RSL, RSAAA, etc. The article refers to collections of documents, works by V. N. Berkha and E. A. Bolkhovitinov, and modern authors. The author analyses the first contacts between Russia and Japan, which became the prerequisites for the 1792–1793 e…
The Struggle for Oregon During the 19th Century’s Late 30s and Early 40s
Introduction. Oregon in the early 19th century was a sparsely populated territory, but it had a favorable geographical position on the Pacific coast. It was a strategically important region, which, thanks to the Columbia River, provided a connection with the interior of the United States and the Pacific Ocean. Spain, Great Britain, and the USA fought for the right to possess this territory. In historiography the struggle for Oregon has received i…
England and Russia
The article is about the development of the struggle between Russia and England for colonies in the North Pacific Ocean. The purpose of our research is to show the relationship between events in the North Pacific Ocean and the general course of colonization of new territories. The interest of Peter the Great in England is considered. The article identifies factors that contributed to the development of the American northwest, including the level …
Russia, Mexico and the USA in the struggle for California in the 1820-1840s
The authors analyze the process of interaction between Russia, Mexico and the United States in the context of the struggle for Alta California. The essence of this process was the diplomatic, military-political and economic activity of these powers aimed at occupying lands in California and legalizing them by some of them. The purpose of the study is to establish the reasons for the unsuccessful actions of Spain and Russia in Alta California whic…
The problem of establishing trade and diplomatic relations with Japan in the first half of the 19th century
This article is devoted to the study of attempts to establish trade and diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia in the first half of the 19th century. Due to Japan's closed country policy, it remained largely unknown for a long time, but its territorial location aroused considerable interest in many areas, including trade. The colonial policy of European states and America in the 19th century was one of the key elements of the world order o…
Exploring Possibilities of Colonization of Pacific Northwest by Russia, Great Britain and Spain in the 18th Century
The authors consider different assessments of the history of the northwest coast of America, now the territory of the south of Alaska and the west coast of Canada. For a long time, this territory was an arena of struggle between the great powers. In general, in Russian historiography, this issue is poorly studied. The author in their article pays attention to such factors and reasons for the European colonization of the New World and early discov…
The Sale of Alaska to the United States
This article addresses issues that have received insufficient attention in historiography. Specifically, it focuses on the decision-making process surrounding the cession of Alaska and the fate of the proceeds from its sale. Both events gave rise to rumours and myths, the most enduring of which is the myth of the lost gold. New documents relating to the circumstances of the decision to sell Alaska to the United States are introduced into scholarl…
History (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Economic history (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Polar Research and Ecology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Japanese History and Culture (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)