An Introduction to Vladimir Arsen'ev’s Life Work, Colleagues, and Family

Abstract

The article is devoted to the famous explorer and writer‎Vladimir Klavdievich Arsen'ev (1872–1930). He arrived in the Russian‎Far East in 1900, where he conducted numerous research expeditions‎and engaged in a comprehensive study of the Far East.‎Arsen'ev‎studied the lives of the region's indigenous peoples and‎published several books, Dersu Uzala being the most famous one.‎This article is based on Arsen'ev’s personal archives, which are‎stored in Vladivostok. The article chronicles his life in the Soviet‎period. It also discusses the punishment of his wives and children.‎