The Expansion of Empire

This expansion is a cruel expansion. It is e signal and symptom of o death of empire. And it's a great problem for for russia itself. Where can stop the destruction of empire? I don't know if they know. If the empire has its colonies in the bodies with no clear cut borders, that's what russians are afraid of. But at what about taterstan? What abouts? What about er comi? What about tova? What about chichna?