21: Comparative Russian Imperialism
The Making of Modern Ukraine
The Last Driver of Russian Expansionism
Professor Westerd argues that completely the elastic understanding of Russian imperialism, not so. He says motives were driven by the wish for exploitation of resources outside what had been the established borders of the Empire. For a very long time, though, it was relatively ineffective in exploiting those resources. " distance sometimes defeated the best purpose of exploitation," he adds.
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