About the book: 1990 / About the exploits of the remarkable pioneers - Semyon Dezhnev and his comrades, who in 1648 rounded the eastern tip of the Asian continent and for the first time paved the way from the Arctic Ocean to Quiet, says the book of the writer and scientist L. M. Demin. The book is based on authentic archival documents and scientific research by Russian and Soviet scientists. The publication is intended for the general reader.