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This is the story of the first explorer of Central Asia, whose name went down in gold in the annals of great geographical discoveries.

Nikolai Przewalski (1839-1888) – world-famous geographer and naturalist. His family originated in Vitebsk, while he himself was born in the Smolensk region. The book tells the story of the life and achievements of the famous traveler, who discovered dozens of species of plants and animals for science, including the legendary wild horse named after him.

Valer Yarmolenko is a Belarusian geographer, a master of the biographical sketch, who can interestingly combine scientific facts with human fate.