THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ASIA BY THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE: FACTORS AND CAUSES.
Abstract
Russia's state interests have shifted several times during the course of its centuries-long history. It became a powerful Russian Empire with abundant natural and land resources after annexing huge lands "beyond the Stone," clearing a path to the Black and Baltic Seas, and securing its hold on the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and the Central Asian Khanates. Many major European nations wanted to forge strong ties with it around the end of the 19th century. Due to its unique Eurasian location, Russia was able to determine the strategic focus of its activities.
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