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Russian Empire

April 11, 2022
China and Restoring the Russian Empire: Insights From Ancient Rome
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Barry Strauss.

December 24, 2016
The Soviet Union’s Collapse and Russia’s Colonial Legacy
By Catherine Putz
The USSR’s collapse; don’t say ‘colony’; hope for an Uzbek glasnost; and more. Recommended reads.

September 15, 2016
Black Wind, White Snow: Imagining Eurasia
By Casey Michel
“Eurasia was a ‘dog whistle,’ a cipher, a deniable but clear goal: to remake the Russian Empire in all but name.”

August 26, 2016
China, Russia, and the 'Concert of Eurasia'
By Gregory Shtraks
How the 19th century Concert of Europe helps shed light on the emerging China-Russia axis.

October 15, 2015
Russia’s Pacific Paradise
By Casey Michel
In 1815, a German, on behalf of the Russian-American Company, tried to conquer Hawaii in the name of the Tsar.

March 31, 2015
How the British and the Russians Drew the Afghan-Turkmen Border
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Ever wonder why Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan looks so odd?
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