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moscow 210 px 28 march 1939 alexeipostnikov.jpg alexey postnikov
 alexey v. postnikov geographer
alexey postnikov

alexey v. postnikov -lrb- born 1939 -rrb- is an internationally known specialist on the history of science , with particular emphasis on the geography and cartography of russia and these countries that have been under russian influence from the 17th through the 20th centuries .
he analyzed the development of earth sciences and cartography in a broad social-cultural context .
it reveals the limitation of eurocetric approach by including the rich traditions of old asian and american countries and people , as well as historical processes of their interaction and mutual influences with european geographical practices and theories .
his work `` mapping of russian america : a history of russian -- american contacts in cartography '' is the most representative examples of this .
besides that fundamental monograph , the article `` learning from each other -- a history of russian-native contacts in late eighteenth - early nineteenth century exploration and mapping of alaska and the aleutian islands '' in the `` international hydrographic review '' may be mentioned in this connection , whiсh deals with native americans ' geographical data 's use by russian in alaska and aleutian island .
in addition to their value as fundamental research on the development of cosmographical and geographical ideas and methods in different periods of the human history , prof. postnikov 's studies in the history of science , are important research tools for historical geographers who deal with detailed studies of territorial aspects of changes in nature and society .
