An international scientific-tourist expedition marking the 250th anniversary of a Russian naval expedition, commanded by Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, to the Alaska coast that ushered in the Russian America era. From right:Alexander Alexeyev, an expert on the history of developing the Far East, Kamchatka and Russian America and Professor Nikolai Rakityansky, a historian who emigrated to the United States, near the Soviet vessel Akademik Shirshov in Seattle port in the United States.22.08.1991#8609432
An international scientific-tourist expedition marking the 250th anniversary of a Russian naval expedition, commanded by Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, to the Alaska coast that ushered in the Russian America era. Photo: Vilen Alper, the captain of the scientific research vessel Akademik Shirshov, with expedition members at Seattle port in the United States.22.08.1991#8609431
An international scientific-tourist expedition marking the 250th anniversary of a Russian naval expedition, commanded by Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, to the Alaska coast that ushered in the Russian America era. Photo: Hydraulic Engineer Svetlana Beletskaya with expedition members at Seattle port in the United States.22.08.1991#8609430
An international scientific-tourist expedition marking the 250th anniversary of a Russian naval expedition, commanded by Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, to the Alaska coast that ushered in the Russian America era. Photo: N. Bogorenov, Deputy General Director For Foreign Economic Ties, Zarnitsa Industrial and Commercial Association, with expedition members at Seattle port in the United States.22.08.1991#8609429
An international scientific-tourist expedition marking the 250th anniversary of a Russian naval expedition, commanded by Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, to the Alaska coast that ushered in the Russian America era. Photo: Soviet architect I. Kryukov, a representative of the Russian America Association, with expedition members at Seattle port in the United States.22.08.1991#8609428
