by Andrei Nechayev
Spurred by the
death of a noted Kamchatkan zoologist
and friend who had devoted much of his life
to the study of bears, Nechayev dug into
his wealth of photo archives to compile
a book about the peninsula's most famous
inhabitants.
In the course of the book Nechayev's personal
tone conveys the many and varied emotions
one experiences when in the presence of
these phenomenal creatures. In the
end you are left with the feeling that bears
a not a homogenous group of "beasts"
but rather have personalities and quirks
as richly individual as our own.
Typical of Nechayev books, the photographs
found in Kamchatka: Peninsula of Bears
invariably express the "soul"
of Kamchatka regardless of the particular
subject that is captured in the focus of
the lens.
For more books by Andrei Nechayev, see our
Kamchatka bookstore.
Avacha Bay is pleased to make this book
available outside of Russia for the first
time.
Author's Comments
I never thought
about making a book about bears, though
not due to the lack of materials.
However, the tragic death of my friend made
me turn back to the past and remember all
the encounters with this creature, both
dangerous and good-natured, fearsome, and
amiable. And so I understood what
I should write about. It would be
from a different viewpoint. Not looking
as a chronicler of the life of bears, as
Vitaly used to do, but looking as a guest
of Kamchatka, perceiving a bear within the
interior of his native land - as an amazing
part of an even more amazing whole.
Regions Covered
- Primarily Kronotsky Reserve and
Kurilsky Lake
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Table of Contents
Forword 7
A few words about foto-shooting
11
The bear crossroad 19
Unforgettable encounters
45
Fishermen of Lake Kurilsky
65
A walk along Khakatcyn 81
Along the bear trail 91
Philanthropist from the river Tikhaya
103
The degree of risk 115
The guests of Uzon 127
Afterword 143
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