2007-12-04 00:03:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the usual way- armed conquest
The only difference between the Russian colonial empire and the others, is that the russian colonies were in one piece and therefore could pretend that they were "one nation". The russians also acted differently- they did not educate the conquered people- just killed them. And it made no difference whether the rulers in russia were tsarist, communist or Putin-ist
2007-12-04 00:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not so many people in Siberia - in the C17th Russian expansion was spearheaded by fur trappers travelling by river, and the portages from river to river..
But the fate of the native peoples is a bad story though mostly untold.
2007-12-04 02:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by gravybaby 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not much to add to cp-s answer; he got it all right
2007-12-04 00:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋