21: Comparative Russian Imperialism
The Making of Modern Ukraine
The Russian Empire - The Great Expansion of the Russian Empire
The Russian Empire had to be very careful not to come up against stronger empires. But in the 19th century, it got lucky and expanded into areas where anti-imperial resistance was weaker. The southern explosion of expansion also gave rise to much of this restlessness that took place in other parts of Russia. It eventually would lead up to the fatal engagement in the war in 1914 and then to the collapse of the Russian Empire in the revolution.
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