Rebrov (Robrov), Ivan Ivanovich (?–1666?)

Rebrov (Robrov), Ivan Ivanovich (?–1666?) – a Cossack lieutenant, Arctic explorer, and navigator. As the head of a group of Cossacks, R. was sent in 1631 from Tobolsk to collect tribute in the lower reaches of the Taz River. Together with the detachment of the land explorer S. Korytov, R. reached Yakutsk via the Lower Tunguska, the Chona, and the Vilyui Rivers in 1632. In the summer of 1633, under the command of I. Perfiliev, R. fell down the Lena River on a koch to its delta and then moved west by the Olenyok River. He discovered the Olenyok Bay and found the mouth of the Olenyok River. He founded winter quarters there, and until the summer of 1637, R. collected fur tributes from the Evenki who lived in the valley. In September, he moved to the River of Yana and joined I. Perfiliev’s detachment. After spending a winter in Verkhoyansk, the Cossacks returned to Lena and went down the river to the sea. By order of I. R. Perfiliev, R. went east. By the autumn of 1638, he completed the...