Georgy Brusilov
Georgy Lvovich Brusilov (Russian: Гео́ргий Льво́вич Бруси́лов; May 19, 1884 – disappeared in 1914) was a Russian naval officer of the Imperial Russian Navy and an Arctic explorer. His father, Lev Brusilov, was also a naval officer.
Georgy Brusilov | |
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| Born | May 19, 1884 Nikolayev, Russian Empire (now Mykolaiv, Ukraine) |
| Disappeared | 1914 (aged 29–30) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | naval officer |
In 1912 Brusilov led a maritime expedition which was intended to explore and map a route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific via a northeast passage, also called the Northern Sea Route. His expedition disappeared almost without a trace, and despite searches its ultimate fate was unknown until 2010.
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