Alexander von Humboldt - Part 5 - Russia

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In 1829, Humboldt heads off to Russia to investigate the Ural Mountains for the Czar. Humboldt would be severely restricted by the Russian government, but that would not stop him from venturing off the beaten track for 2,000 miles - even reaching China. It will be Humboldt's last expedition. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.0	Hello and welcome to the Explorers podcast.
1:17.0	Today is part five in our series on Alexander von Humboldt.
1:20.8	Our focus today will be on Humboldt's 1829 Russian expedition.
1:25.0	I have one note for today's episode.
1:27.0	I have posted a map of this journey on our website explorerspogast.com.
1:31.0	That is it for notes, so let's get rolling.
1:35.0	It was April of 1829 and Humboldt was preparing for his journey into the Russian interior,
1:40.3	but I want to back up a bit and go into more detail about the genesis of this project.
1:44.4	Russia was governed at this time by the House of Romanov.
1:47.8	The SARS was Nicholas the first who had come to power in 1825.
1:51.8	His wife, by the way, was Empress Alexandra, born Charlotte, the daughter of the
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