The monograph explores the stages of development by Russian people of the Far East and Russian America (until 1867), reveals the history of geographical discoveries, population formation, and features of economic development in these territories: Features of the development of the Far East in the 18th century, Amur question, Sakhalin and Kuril problems, Russian America, Sale of Russian America, Study of the Far East and Russian America in the 19th century, Features of the economic development of the Far East.