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The Steppes and Siberia: The Making of a Russian Empire (Russian Empireā¦
The Steppes and Siberia: The Making of a Russian Empire
Russian Empire
World's largest state
1480
Russian state on Moscow via 2 cen. of Mongol rule
Conq. neighboring Russian-speaking cities
Inc. them into exp. territory
Expansion
Via small state
N. Asia
Forests
Grasslands
Security concerns*
Tundra
South, E of Moscow
Pacific Ocean
People
Poles
Germans
Ukranians
Belorussians
Baltic
Attention
Grasslands S and E of Russian Heartland
Safety concerns
Pastoral peoples
Raided Russian neighbors
Sold into slavery
Motives
Siberia
Small societies š« gunpowder
Opportunity
"Soft Gold" (fur)
1500 and 1800
Russia took shape
Forts
Protection to frontier towns
Trading centers
Mounting farmers
Empire building
Officials
Merchants
Hunters
Peasants
Churchmen
Exiles
Criminals
Adventurers
Experiencing the Russian Empire
Military
Modern weaponry
Organizational capacity of a state
Steppes and Siberia = Rus. Control
Conquest
Oath of Allegiance
Natives = submission to tsar
Convert to āļø
Tas breaks
Exemptions from paying tribute
Promise of land
Cash provided incentives
Destroyed Mosques
Catherine's the Great
Est. Religious tolerance for Muslims
Yasak
Tribute
Cash
Siberia = fur
Epidemics
Smallpox
Measles