Russia's Eastward Expansion

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It's a compilation of 37 excerpts from various documents pertaining to Russia's expansion from Europe all the way to Alaska, starting in the 15th century. It covers many experiences, from the voyages of early explorers along the vast rivers of Siberia, to the sporadic contacts with the Japanese in the 19th century, to the relations with China along the frontiers of Inner Asia. Most of the segments are easily read and very interesting. RUSSIA’S EASTWARD EXPANSION PREFACE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 / RUSSIAN EXPANSION IN THE MIDDLE AGES 2 / RUSSIA'S ORIENTAL HERITAGE 3/TO THE URALS 4/DOMAIN OF DOOM 5/YERMAK 6 / YERMAK'S SUCCESSORS 7/PLEAS FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 8/THE KAMCHATKA REBELLION 9 / FRONTIERSMEN 10/SETTLERS 11 / THE STRATEGY OF SIBERIA'S CONQUEST 12 / KHABAROV 13/NEGOTIATING WITH MANCHU CHINA INTRODUCTION 14/TO AMERICA 15/TO THE SHORES OF JAPAN 16/A JAPANESE WELCOME 17/THE RUSSIAN-AMERICAN COMPANY Russian Activity] fl. in Alaska . 18/BARANOV 19 / SEWARD'S FOLLY 20/ON SAKHALIN 21 / RUSSIANS ABROAD Ill / INTO THE RUSSO-CHINESE BORDERLANDS INTRODUCTION 22/THE IDEOLOGY OF RUSSIAN EXPANSION 23 / RECOLLECTIONS OF AN AMUR COSSACK 24 / IN THE NAME OF THE KING 25/THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY 26/THE TAKING OF PEKING 27/THE UNPOPULAR WAR 28/ACROSS SIBERIA AND MANCHURIA 29/MANCHURIA: A SENATOR'S VIEW 30/MONGOLIA IV / SINCE THE REVOLUTION INTRODUCTION 31 / THE SCYTHIANS 32/THE COMMUNIST WORLD VIEW 33/THE NON-RUSSIAN RUSSIANS 34 / RUSSIAN IMPERIALISM OR COMMUNIST AGGRESSION? 35/THE SHIFT OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC BASIS EAST 36/THE NEW FRONTIERSMEN 37/THE ACADEMIC CITY OF NOVOSIBIRSK CONCLUSION FURTHER READINGS