Russia S Orient

. . . the first study of the Russian Empire in English which attempts in a sophisticated way using the latest developments in colonial studies to deal not only with imperial rule but with the mutual encounter with the non-Russian peoples. . . . a new paradigm for looking at the imperial history of tsarist Russia. ―Ronald Grigor Suny . . . ambitious wide-ranging and ultimately provocative . . . ―Slavic ReviewThis excellent volume draws on the expertise of both young and established specialists . . . the volume is a pleasure to read. ―American Historical Review . . . a major step toward ''discovering Russian Asia'' . . . a job well done. ―The Russian ReviewRussia''s Orient investigates the relationship between the Russian Empire and the non-Russian peoples of its southern and eastern borderlands from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.