About
Russian explorer of Mongolia, Tibet, and the Gobi Desert. In the early 1900s, he uncovered the lost Tangut city of Khara-Khoto.
Before Fame
His parents wanted him to enter the military, but he instead began traveling with explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky.
Trivia
His discovery of Khara-Khoto's ruins yielded hundreds of books.
Family Life
He married Elizabeth V. Kozlova, who accompanied him on his last expedition and published many of his papers.
Associated With
He met with the Dalai Lama during his travels through Tibet.
