Zemleprokhodtsy (Russian: Землепроходцы, literally "landtrekkers") were the members of the 16th-17th century expeditions from the Tsardom of Russia that explored, conquered, and colonized the areas of the "Russian frontier" in Eastern Siberia, the Far North, and the Far East that were unknown or little known to Russia. They traveled up to the coasts of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and made a number of important geographical discoveries for Europeans.
Zemleprokhodtsy (Russian: Землепроходцы, literally "landtrekkers") were the members of the 16th-17th century expeditions from the Tsardom of Russia that explored, conquered, and colonized the areas of the "Russian frontier" in Eastern Siberia, the Far North, and the Far East that were unknown or little known to Russia. They traveled up to the coasts of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and made a number of important geographical discoveries for Europeans.
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