Vladimir Vassilievich Atlasov,
Russian explorer. In
1697 Vladimir Atlasov, founder of the
Anadyr settlement, led a group of 65
Cossacks and 60
Yukaghir[?] natives to investigate the
Kamchatka peninsula. He built two forts along the
Kamchatka River[?] which became trading posts for Russian
fur trappers.