HIST 245 Lecture 15: Lecture 15 outline
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In 18th century when peter took on title empire, did not have same meaning as it did by 1917. Russia begins to consider and reconsider question of empire this point means a diverse conglomerate of different ethnic groups and religions that have to somehow be adminsterateively managed. Becomes part of conversation at end of 19th century: european colonization happens mostly over see, limited by mountains, oceans etc, so small, Russia has no distinct boundaries or geographical boundaries towards expansion so just keep going. Vast eurasian plain where things mostly flat and easy to conquer territory, groups they encounter are indigenous groups, but unable to mount cohesive resistant to russian imperial expansions in the way europeans tates are able to limit each other. American expansion west wards, few geographical and indigenous people with same tragic consequences for these people located along path. (genocidal policies inflicted on native people in kazan and siberian people).
