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Nikolai Rezanov
Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov, a Russian nobleman and statesman, promoted the project of Russian colonization of Alaska and California to three successive Emperors of All Russia—Catherine the Great, Paul, and Aleksander I. Aleksander I commissioned Rezanov as Russian ambassador to Japan (1804) with the aim of concluding a commercial treaty. In order to get to his post he was appointed co-commander of…
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business · Russian noble and explorer (1764–1807) · explorer · politician · diplomat · ambassador · entrepreneur · traveler · also Nikolai Rezanov, Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov, Rezanov
Born 28 March 1764 · Died 17 February 1807 · Q332732
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The Guardian: Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America – review
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2014· 1 entry
The Guardian: Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America – review
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2013· 3 entries
WQXR: Nikolai Rezanov's Dream of a Russian America
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The Independent: Review: Glorious Misadventures - Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America, By Owen Matthews
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Publishers Weekly: Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America
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2006· 1 entry
In which David portrays Rezanov, Monic Munoz plays Arguello
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2005· 1 entry
And has been replaced in the production by Dmitry Pevtsov and Viktor Rakov
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1979· 1 entry
The composer Alexei Rybnikov and the poet Andrey Voznesensky wrote one of the first Russian rock operas, choosing the love affair of Rezanov and Concepcion as their subject and naming the opera after two of Rezanov's shi
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1807· 1 entry
Died 1807-02-17.
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1806· 1 entry
The colonists at Sitka were dying of scurvy and starvation
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1805· 1 entry
When it returned to Kamchatka after visiting Japan (1804–1805)
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1764· 1 entry
Born 1764-03-28.
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