The Russian conquest of Central Asia was perhaps the nineteenth century's most dramatic and successful example of European imperial expansion, adding 1.5 million square miles and at least 6 million people - most of them Muslims - to the Tsar's domains. Alexander Morrison provide…
The Russian conquest of Central Asia was perhaps the nineteenth century's most dramatic and successful example of European imperial expansion, adding 1.5 million square miles and at least 6 million people - most of them Muslims - to the Tsar's domains. Alexander Morrison provide…
Kazakhstan is geographically the largest independent state in Central Asia. It takes its name from the Kazakhs (Qazaqs), a Turkic people with a nomadic past, and is home to numerous other peoples; it has been heavily influenced by Russian language and culture. Most inhabitants i…