Vladimir Alexandrovich Rusanov – a Russian Arctic explorer. Vladimir Alexandrovich Rusanov was born in 1875 in Oryol into a merchant family. The early death of his father led to the family's ruin. Due to poor academic performance, Rusanov was unable to finish gymnasium and vocational school. In 1897 he graduated from the Oryol seminary. During his studies he participated in underground revolutionary circles.
Rusanov's revolutionary activities led to his arrest and exile to Ust-Usolsk. In exile Rusanov worked as a statistician in the zemstvo administration and began research into the Pechora region. A ban on residing in major Russian cities prompted Rusanov to move to Paris, where he graduated from the Sorbonne and defended a doctoral dissertation in geology.
Rusanov was the first to make an overland crossing of Novaya Zemlya and reached the Barents Sea. His scientific works were devoted to finding the optimal Northern Sea Route. In addition, Rusanov discovered coal deposits on Spitsbergen and secured Russia's rights to their development. Vladimir Alexandrovich Rusanov disappeared without a trace during an expedition to the Kara Sea in 1913 and is presumed dead.
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