Making Baikal Russian: Imperial Politics at the Russian–Qing Border

Ivan Sablin

Europe-Asia Studies, 2017, vol. 69, issue 3, 401-425

Abstract: The article discusses power asymmetries and transcultural entanglements in the Baikal region on the border between the Russian and Qing empires. The Russian imperial authorities used transculturality, the diversity of the regional population and its transboundary connections, as a resource in their attempts to control parts of the former Qing Empire, but at the same time they tried to reduce it through Russification, Christianisation, and the homogenisation of social groups, which led to protest and instability instead of the anticipated results. Consolidation of Russian rule in some spheres undermined its control over others and led to an unexpected increase in cultural and political diversity.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2017.1311299

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