This text examines how Russians conceived and practiced the colonial rule that resulted from the transformation of a remote extension of Russia's Siberia frontier to an ostensibly modern overseas colony operated by Europeanized Russians.
From 1741 until Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867, the Russian empire claimed territory and peoples in North America. In this book, Ilya Vinkovetsky examines how Russia governed its only overseas colony, illustrating how the colony fit into and diverged from the struc…
From 1741 until Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867, the Russian empire claimed territory and peoples in North America. This book examines how Russia governed its only overseas colony, showing how the colony fit into and diverged from the structures developed in the oth…
From 1741 until Alaska was sold to the United States in 1867, the Russian empire claimed territory and peoples in North America. This book examines how Russia governed its only overseas colony, showing how the colony fit into and diverged from the structures developed in the oth…