We Shall Be Masters : : Russian Pivots to East Asia from Peter the Great to Putin / / Chris Miller.
An illuminating account of Russia’s attempts—and failures—to achieve great power status in Asia. Since Peter the Great, Russian leaders have been lured by opportunity to the East. Under the tsars, Russians colonized Alaska, California, and Hawaii. The Trans-Siberian Railway linked Moscow to Vladivos...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- WE SHALL BE MASTERS
- WE SHALL BE MASTERS
- 1 Lord of Alaska
- 2 “Russian Control Will Be Guaranteed Forever”
- 3 “We Can Still Repeat the Exploits of Cortez”
- 4 “Tightening the Bonds between Us”
- 5 “A New Mecca for the East”
- 6 “We Must Have Our Hands Free”
- 7 “The Great Hope of Humankind”
- 8 Perestroika and the Pacific
- Conclusion: “Heir to the Empire of Genghis Khan”
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index