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Yermak (name)
Yermak, Ermak or Jermak (; ) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Yermak Timofeyevich (born between 1532–1542), Russian explorer and conqueror of Siberia *Andriy Yermak (born 1971), Ukrainian lawyer, film producer and politician * Bronislav Jermak (born 1970), Russian businessman, banker and pilot. Suffered a plane crash on an Yakovlev Yak-52 in 2009 * Dmitry Jermak (born 1983), Russian actor * Gennady Ermak (born 1963), Soviet-born scientist and writer * Lolita Yermak (born 1996), Ukrainian ice dancer * Maksim Yermak (born 1976), Russian and Ukrainian footballer * Oleh Yermak (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer * Pavel Jermak (born 1986), Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...ian hero of WWII * Roman Jermak (born 2004), Kazakh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yermak Timofeyevich
Yermak Timofeyevich (, ; 1532 (supposedly) – August 5 or 6, 1585) was a Cossack ataman who started the Russian conquest of Siberia during the reign of the Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible. He is today a hero in Russian folklore and myths. Russian interests in the fur trade fueled their desire to expand east into Siberia. The Tatar Khanate of Kazan established by Ulugh Muhammad was the best entryway into Siberia. In 1552, Ivan the Terrible's modernized army toppled the khanate.Lincoln, p. 30 After the takeover of Kazan, the tsar looked to the powerful and affluent Stroganov merchant family to spearhead the eastward expansion. In the late 1570s, the Stroganovs recruited Cossack fighters to invade Asia on behalf of the tsar.Lincoln, p. 40 These Cossacks elected Yermak as the leader of their armed forces, and in 1582 Yermak set out with an army of 840 to attack the Khanate of Sibir.Lincoln, p. 41 On October 26, 1582, Yermak and his soldiers overthrew Kuchum Khan's Tatar empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
