Wonderful history of Khabarovsk
To the east, Russia has a very beautiful, fast-paced, but with the harsh climate of the city of Khabarovsk. He is often called the capital of the Russian Far East, and it is no coincidence, because he is just located in the center of the Far East and is an economic, transport, cultural, scientific and industrial center. City received its name in honor of the Russian traveler and farmer 17th century Yerofei Khabarova, which took place along the Amur River, the drawing up of the river, and here organized the first Russian settlements. The city itself is located on the right bank of the Amur River in its confluence with the river Ussuri, 30 kilometers from the Chinese border. The territory of the town is a combination of hills to river valleys and ravines.
The history of the region.
Development of the Far Eastern territories begins with the XVII century. Russian explorers came to the East, to settle new lands and establish trade links In 1639, a group of Tomsk Cossacks led by I. Yu Moskvitin came to the Sea of Okhotsk. At the mouth of the river. Hive first fort was established. Cossacks explored the coast and collected the first data on the Amur. In 1643 in search of unexplored Dauria ground (so-called Western Amur region) Yakut province sent a detachment of Cossacks led by VD Poyarkova. It was a great expedition of 132 people. Cossacks from the inflow of Lena Aldana crossed into the basin. Zei on the river. Gonam. Part of the squad here wintered and some detachment went on. In the spring of next year, down a See, they reached the Amur River. Poyarkov was a fairly complete description of the river, economy and way of life of local peoples. From the lower reaches of the Amur Poyarkov boats went into the stormy Sea of Okhotsk, it reached the mouth of the river. Hive and from there returned to Yakutsk.
