Russian Central Asia in the Works of Nikolai Karazin, 1842–1908: Ambivalent Triumph

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Acknowledgement Contents List of Images Chapter one: Introduction Chapter two: Nikolai Karazin’s “discovery” of Central Asia as Russia’s internal Orient Bibliographical survey Central Asian context Nikolai Karazin’s biography Brief evaluation of Karazin’s works Russian perceptions of the Orient Chapter three: Nikolai Karazin’s military project: the discourse of power Glorification of the conquest Short story “Zara-Bulakskie vysoty” – case study Short story “Urgut” – case study War in Karazin’s novels Social divisions within the Russian military Using humor War as empowerment Empathy for the enemy The “white shirts” Realism in visual works Large-scale oil paintings Small-scale scenes Chapter four: Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project: Russians in Turkestan Russian Tashkent and other colonial cities Agriculture and Russian settlers Transportation Past glory Worthy Russians Russian merchants Unworthy Russians Religions and priests Humorous Russian names Chapter five: Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project: local people in Turkestan Worthy and unworthy natives Native officials Mixed bags among the natives Drawings of evil natives Female characters Visual images of native women Image of Islam Stereotyping Discourse of empathy Chapter six: Karazin’s ethnographic project and travelogues: topography and typography Russian “discovery” of Central Asia Ethnographic networks Expeditions to the Amu-Darya Travelogues Scenes of everyday life Rulers and towns Ground transportation Water transportation Dwellings Tombs and funerals Ethnic types Animals Landscape Folklore Chapter seven: Conclusion Bibliography Archives Works by N. N. Karazin Translations Secondary sources Index