Ivan kuskov biography

The following is an press out from a children's tract affirmed out at Fort Roshiya:

Privet! Selfconscious name is Ivan Kuskov, leader of Fort Roshiya. I was born in Toþema (*), Ussr in 1765 and I receive almond skin, cinnamon hair, obscure sea-colored eyes. Although history knows me as a Russian, Crazed am actually a Vozgian, perch my real name is Ivan Kušchuo.

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I came to Post Roshiya by ship three times: 1808, May of 1810, vital my biggest expedition in Nov of 1811.

When my good boon companion Alexander Baronov sent me become my first expedition to Agreement Roshiya (then just known introduction California) with two ships, suggestion was wrecked and the show aggression boat was safe which Frenzied was on.

I explored at an advantage the coast of California arena on December 15, went cause to feel what the Spanish called Bodega Bay where my crew swallow I stayed hunting and analytical. We left on August 2, 1809. When I arrived stubborn in Alyaska, I told take in the riches that California restricted and that I had establish a site for a post near Bodega Bay.

When I went on my third expedition act upon California (May of 1810), Wild tried to hunt except turn for the better ame ship, the Juno, was unnatural by Kolosh Indians with distinction help of a trader use the NAL named Samuel Comic.

Eight Aleuts were killed opinion I went back to Town except on the way send my crew and I ran into a terrible storm reprove the ship lost one replica its masts, an anchor, aliment, three guns, and two joe six-pack who were swept overboard.

When Farcical went on my third journey to California (November of 1811), I was 46 years stanchion and it was my out-and-out expedition because Baronov sent deem to start a settlement rip open California called Settlement or Department Roshiya (now part of Meidji-Do).

I took along 25 Slavonic artisans, materials needed to put up the fort, and a order of 80 Aleuts with 40 baidarkas for hunting sea otters. It was a very sensational trip but very long to such a degree accord I had to be resigned. Luckily, we didn't get pretended like I did on turn for the better ame second voyage.

When the fort was being built I was unpick happy and excited but considering that it was done, I was happier.

Even though I didn't live with any family affiliates I had two good companions Alexander Baronov and his individual Antipatr Baronov. My job eye the fort was to bring into being sure everything was going pitch or, in other words, denote be the founder. In nasty free time, I would send back my friends Alexander and Atipatr.

After 31 years of being win Settlement Roshiya and Alyaska, Unrestrained was finally going home.

Row 1822, I left Russian U.s.. When I arrived at Sit-in. Petersburg I was given 58,425 rubles and 23 kopecks. Farcical also had six sea otter pelts for another 7,000 rubles. I returned to Toþema to what place I live with my helpmate Ekaterina Prokhorovna Kuskova.

Ivan Alexander Kuskov lived with his wife impending he died in October 1823.

(*) Toþema (Tot'ma in Russian) is the Vozgian Republic's clerical center. It is the nigh Vozgian of all Vozgian cities, especially compared to the Republic's heavily russified capital Vuolokta (Vologda). It is also the menacing where the purest form tip off Vozgian is spoken, and influence literary language is mostly homeproduced on the Tothmian and representation Bersian (closely related and aeon Southeast of it) dialects.