Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Semirechye Cossacks in the Imperial Space of Russia

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (1)
Authors
Tarasov, Mikhail G.
Contact information
Tarasov, Mikhail G.: Siberian Federal University , 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia , e-mail:
Keywords
ethno-social group; Cossacks; interethnic relations; international relations; geopolitics; Central Asia; China; Islamic world
Abstract

The article describes the history of the ethno-social group of the Russian people: the Semirechye Cossacks. The author analyzes emerging of the Semirechye Cossack host, its role in the conquest and economic development of Central Asia. The article also considers participation of the Semirechye Cossacks in the struggle of Russia for the control over Central Asia and its confrontation with the Islamic world, China and the West (the British Empire) in the region. Special attention is paid to interaction of the Semirechye Cossacks and the native Turkic population.

Pages
74-84
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/9494

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