New translation of Frigate Pallada by Ivan Goncharov, written in 1854-1856 and based on a diary that he kept as a secretary for Admiral Yevfimy Putyatin during his 1852-1854 on board of the ship.
In the autumn of 1852, Ivan Goncharov, then the renowned author of The Same Old Story, was invited by Admiral Putyatin to join him as his secretary on an expedition to the Far East on board the frigate Pallada, calling...
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