The Eastern Arctic Seas Encyclopedia

Chronology of the key historical events on the eastern seas of the Russian Arctic (the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea, the Chukchi Sea), entries sorted alphabetically.

Prof. Igor S. Zonn is the General Director of Engineering Scientific-Production Center for Water Economy, Reclamation and Ecology in Moscow, Russia. His research has focused on the case studies about desert development, desertification, reclamation and water management in the arid lands, on regional climate change, socio-economic and environmental problems of the Aral, Caspian and Black seas.
Prof. Andrey G. Kostianoy is a Chief Scientist at the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, in Moscow, Russia. He is a specialist in physical oceanography. His research has focused on satellite monitoring, oceanography of coastal zones, regional climate change and environmental problems of the Black, Caspian and Aral seas.


Prof. Aleksandr V. Semenov - Doctor of Economics, Professor, Rector at S.Yu. Witte Moscow University (Moscow, Russia), Honorary Professor at Higher School of Finance and Management (Bialystok, Poland). Author of more than50 scientific publications, author and editor of 10 books, including the Encyclopedia of the Adriatic Sea, the White Sea, the East-Siberian Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Arctic Ocean published in 2014-2015 by the publishing house "International Relations" (Moscow, Russia).

"The Eastern Arctic Seas Encyclopedia is an alphabetically arranged, dictionary-style work covering the geographic area of the Laptev Sea, East Siberian Sea, and Chukchi Sea. ... The strength of this book is its focus on Russian areas, people, and topics, and it would make an excellent addition to library collections focused on Russia or the East. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers." (B. Galbraith, Choice, Vol. 54 (10), June, 2017)

"The coverage is generally very comprehensive. ... The book is well designed and produced and is notable for a large number of illustrations, many in colour. ... There is a very large amount of information in this remarkably compact book, much of which is on topics either new to many Western readers or otherwise not readily accessible. It is presented in an elegant single volume with useful and relevant illustrations." (Stuart James, Area Studies, Vol. 31 (4), 2017)