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russinmichigan1 t1_jeg9vvv wrote

I have always been interested in mountain men. I’m sure Russia has some famous trappers like Jim Bridger or Hugh Glass were in America. Does anyone know of some and books about them?

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jezreelite t1_jegd6y3 wrote

Yermak Timofeyevich was a Cossack fur-trapper and explorer who started the conquest of Siberia.

The wealthy Stroganov family helped finance the conquest of Siberia and made much of their fortune through fur trading.

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