Vladimir Arsenyev
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Vladimir Klavdiyevich Arsenyev, was a Russian explorer of the Far East who recounted his travels in a series of books—Po Ussuriyskomu krayu and Dersu Uzala —telling of his military journeys to the Uss
Arsenyev in 1917
Vladimir Arsenyev in 1928
Arsenyev and Dersu Uzala.
1956 Soviet postage stamp commemorating Vladimir Arsenyev.
Dersu Uzala
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Dersu Uzala was a Nanai trapper and hunter in the Okhotsk–Manchurian taiga. He worked as a guide for Vladimir Arsenyev, who immortalized him in his 1923 book Dersu Uzala. The book was adapted into two
Vladimir Arsenyev
…краю, "Along the Ussuri land," 1921) and Dersu Uzala (Дерсу Узала, "Dersu Uzala," 1923)—telling of his military journeys to the Ussuri basin with Dersu Uzala, a native hunter, from 1902 to 1907. He was the first to describe numerous species of Siberian flora and the lifestyles of the local ethnic groups…
Uzala posing for a photo with his Berdan and hunting accessories, 1906
Memorial stone for Uzala in Korfovsky
Monument for Uzala in Arsenyev