About the book: 2023 / The name of Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky (1839–1888) is forever inscribed in the history of not only Russian, but also world science and geographical discoveries. However, today few people remember exactly what discoveries this outstanding traveler made, and of the dozens of animal and plant species he discovered for the first time, only Przewalski’s horse is known to everyone. The book by the writer Olga Pogodina is a detailed and exciting story about the short but incredibly eventful life of our great compatriot, filled with works for the benefit of science and Russia.