Dmitry Zavalishin (Russian America)



Dmitry Irinarkhovich Zavalishin (: Дмитрий Иринархович Завалишин; June 25, 1804 – February 17, 1892) was a naval officer, publicist, and diplomat of Russian America:0:0 and the Russian Empire:0:0. Zavalishin was an outspoken supporter for Russian colonization and exploration of and would later become one of the founders of the  movement.