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A Promyshlennik is a Russian (chiefly Cossack) free-lance exploiter of natural resources, notably furs. Like the coureurs de bois, promyshlenniki had a sure instinct for rivers, forests and terrain. They travelled in bands, sharing resources and profits. Pathfinders of the Russian empire, they were active in the fur trade on the Northwest Coast from the 18th until the early 19th century. They were forerunners of the Russian American Fur Company (chartered 1799).
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- MLA 8TH EDITION
- Gough, Barry M.. "Promyshlennik". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 26 April 2018, Historica Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/promyshlennik. Accessed 26 January 2020.
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- APA 6TH EDITION
- Gough, B., Promyshlennik (2018). In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/promyshlennik
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- CHICAGO 17TH EDITION
- Gough, Barry M., "Promyshlennik". In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited April 26, 2018. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/promyshlennik
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- TURABIAN 8TH EDITION
- Gough, Barry M.. The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Promyshlennik", Last Edited April 26, 2018, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/promyshlennik
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Promyshlennik
| Article by | Barry M. Gough |
| Published Online | February 7, 2006 |
| Last Edited | January 27, 2015 |
A Promyshlennik is a Russian (chiefly Cossack) free-lance exploiter of natural resources, notably furs. Like the coureurs de bois, promyshlenniki had a sure instinct for rivers, forests and terrain.
