Nevelskoj Gennady Ivanovich

Zemlyakov kineshemtsev was a famous explorer of the Far East, Admiral Gennady Iva -
. Novichev Nevel (1813-1876 gg.), the head of the Amur scientific expedition, which took a difficult, full of dangers and hardships path from Kronstadt to Sakhalin.
. Research and discovery Nevelskogo were important for Russia
. He was the first established and practically proved that Cupid is available for ships that Sakhalin - an island.
Nevel has collected a wealth of material about the nature and population of the Amur region, was founded at the mouth of the Amur and on Sakhalin, the first Russian settlements. His name is related to the accession of Russia to the Amur and Ussuri territories.
Activities Nevel and his subordinates had not only a great scientific, but also of political importance. The collected material he contributed to the streamlining of the border between Russia and China in the Far East.
Russian people did not forget Mr.. I. Nevelskogo - brave sailor and a fervent patriot, selflessly and devotedly to serve his country. In honor of his named: the narrowest part of the Tatar Strait (open them), a cape in this strait, bay, mountain and city on Sakhalin. Name Nevelskogo is one of the streets Kineshma.
In recent years, Nevel had lived in the ancestral manor Rogoziniha near Kineshma, on the opposite bank of the Volga. Here he worked and prepared for publication materials Amur expedition.