Ключевые слова: Лена, Индигирка, Колыма, Охота, Ламское море, землепроходцы, походы землепроходцев.
EXPEDITIONS OF THE PATHFINDERS TO THE RIVERS LENA, INDIGIRKA, KOLYMA, AND OKHOTA
This article briefly describes the movement of Russian servicemen, industrialists, and free settlers from the Urals and Trans-Urals eastward to the rivers Lena, Indigirka, Kolyma, and Okhota. It emphasizes that the semi-spontaneous movement was driven by the pathfinders; intent to acquire fur pelts for the Tsar's treasury and to impose yasak (tribute) on the indigenous people of Siberia.
Keywords: Lena, Indigirka, Kolyma, Okhota, Lama Sea, pathfinders, expeditions of the pathfinders.
