PBS
Kamchatka: Bering Island
PBS television has aired "Kamchatka: Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness" and this website summarizes that film. In it explores Bering Island, which was discovered by Vitus Bering who died there in 1741. It details the week long events of...
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Map of the First and Second Voyages of Vitus Bering
This is simply a black and white map tracing Vitus Bering's two Nordic Expeditions, or ?Kamchatka? Expeditions, which ended in his death in 1741. Students may want to print the map or use as a guide with other resources.
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Ru Snet: Chronology of the Russian Navy
This site provides a chronology of Russian Naval history. It discusses how it was established by Peter the Great and its role in the Great Northern War.
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Ru Snet: The Great Northern War, From Narva to Poltava
Site describes how the long enmity between Russia and Sweden culminated in the Great Northern War. The description of this war may continue by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page.