Russian Colonial Expansion To 1917

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Contents Foreword Preface Michael Rywkin An Overview of the Growth of the Russian Empire Notes Russian Central Colonial Administration Stages of Absorption The Prikaz of Kazan Siberian Prikaz Malorussian Prikaz Georgian Kingdom Conclusion Notes Russian Expansion in the Far North Expansion into the Far North (Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries) Novgorodian Expansion Suzdalian Expansion External Influences (Thirteenth Century) Colonization and Further Expansion (Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries) Novgorodian Colonization The Muscovite Challenge and Victory Muscovite Expansion into Northwest Siberia Summary Notes Muscovy’s Conquest of Muslim Kazan and Astrakhan, 1552-56 Notes Muscovy’s Penetration of Siberia: The Colonization Process 1555-1689 The Setting of the Stage, 1480-1552 The Opening of Siberia 1558-1584: The Stroganov Initiative The Colonization of West Siberia (1584-1605): The Godunov Legacy The Drive to the Pacific, 1505-1649: The Romanov Triumph The First Russian Colonists in Siberia, 1581-1649 New Beginnings, 1649-1689: The Emergence of Muscovite Siberia Notes Russian Expansion and Policy in Ukraine 1648-1791 Stephan M. Horak Outline of the Study Russian-Ukrainian Encounter Ukraine under Russian Rule The End of Ukrainian Autonomy Notes The Crimea under Russian Rule 1783 to the Great Reforms Edward Lazzerini Salient Features of Crimean Life under Russian Rule Administrative Organization Demographic Trends Economic Developments Cultural Conditions Educational and Intellectual Trends Conclusion Notes Russian Expansion in the Caucasus to 1813 The Caucasian Lands and Peoples Early Russian Contacts with the Caucasus Peter the Great’s Empire Building The Decline of Russian Influence Catherine the Great and the Intensification of Russia’s Involvement in the Caucasus The Russian Protectorate over Georgia Holy War against Russia Attempts to Consolidate Russia’s Position The Annexation of Georgia The Tsitsianov Regime Further Russian Expansion; Wars with Iran and the Ottoman Empire Domestic Affairs Conclusions Notes The Mobile Steppe Frontier Government-initiated Colonization Military colonists Mine and smelter workers The Cossacks Church-sponsored Colonization Voluntary Colonization, Legal and Illegal The Russians The non-Russians Russian Colonization of Kazakhstan Notes The Conquest and Administration of Turkestan, 1860-85 Notes Russia’s Central Asian Empire 1885-1917 Colonial Administration Economic Development Russian Colonization The Muslim Response Conclusion Bibliography Index