Alexander Sibiryakov (1849-1933) was a Russian entrepreneur and an explorer of Siberia.
In 1885-1895, he was a councilor of the Irkutsk City Duma; he prepared plans for the development of Siberia via “improving transport service, the construction of roads and canals in it, its maritime relations with neighboring countries”. In 1890, the director general of the Ural mining plants issued a certificate to Sibiryakov for prospecting and development of gold fields and ore deposits in the Tobolsk Province
In the 1880s, A. Sibiryakov explored the mouths of the rivers of Pechora, Yenisei, Ob, and Amur, the coasts of the Kara and Okhotsk Seas, and overland routes between the rivers of Western and Eastern Siberia. He built a road from the Pechora to the Ob, which later became known as the Sibiryakov tract. It was used for transporting Siberian cargoes to the Pechora Region, Mezensky Uyezd, to the Murmansk coast, to Northern Norway and Denmark. An important stage in the realization of the plan was the work on improvement of navigation conditions on the Angara River.
A. Sibiryakov outlined the course and results of his numerous travels in a number of articles and books.
A. Sibiryakov's charitable activities pursued mainly the goal of development of education and culture in Siberia. In 1893, he was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Irkutsk.
The main illustration provides a portrait of A. Sibiryakov against the background of a map of the Sibiryakov tract, as well as the RGS logo; the commemorative stamp features images that symbolically represent geographic projects.
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5,0 thousand postcards |