Russian rule in Samarkand: 1868 - 1910 ; a comparison with British India
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In: Oxford historical monographs
In: Central Asian survey, Band 41, Heft 4, S. 825-827
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: Central Asian survey, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 474-476
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: The Slavonic and East European review: SEER, Band 98, Heft 3, S. 575-578
ISSN: 2222-4327
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Band 78, Heft 2, S. 565-567
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: Small wars & insurgencies, Band 30, Heft 4-5, S. 913-936
ISSN: 1743-9558
In: War in history, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 153-184
ISSN: 1477-0385
This article is a short collective biography of six so-called 'Turkestan Generals', all of whom played a prominent role in the Russian conquest and administration of Central Asia. These campaigns are usually seen as marginal to the military history of the Russian empire in the nineteenth century, but they were central to the reputations of three of the most prominent generals of the period, who became important public figures – Cherniaev, Skobelev, and Kuropatkin. The article shows that this was not accidental, but the product of a carefully constructed narrative in Russian military historiography.
In: Ab imperio: studies of new imperial history and nationalism in the Post-Soviet space, Band 2018, Heft 3, S. 416-426
ISSN: 2164-9731
In: Central Asian survey, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 185-187
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Band 76, Heft 3, S. 772-778
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: The Slavonic and East European review: SEER, Band 95, Heft 4, S. 762-766
ISSN: 2222-4327
In: Cahiers du monde russe: Russie, Empire Russe, Union Soviétique, Etats Indépendants ; revue trimestrielle, Band 58, Heft 3, S. 672-674
ISSN: 1777-5388
In: Central Asian survey, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 391-394
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: Modern Asian studies, Band 51, Heft 3, S. 686-735
ISSN: 1469-8099
AbstractDrawing on published documents and research in Russian, Uzbek, British, and Indian archives, this article explains how a hasty attempt by Russia to put pressure on the British in Central Asia unintentionally triggered the second Anglo–Afghan War of 1878–80. This conflict is usually interpreted within the framework of the so-called 'Great Game', which assumes that only the European 'Great Powers' had any agency in Central Asia, pursuing a coherent strategy with a clearly defined set of goals and mutually understood rules. The outbreak of the Second Anglo–Afghan war is usually seen as a deliberate attempt by the Russians to embroil the British disastrously in Afghan affairs, leading to the eventual installation of 'Abd al-Rahman Khan, hosted for many years by the Russians in Samarkand, on the Afghan throne. In fact, the Russians did not foresee any of this. 'Abd al-Rahman's ascent to the Afghan throne owed nothing to Russian support, and everything to British desperation. What at first seems like a classic 'Great Game' episode was a tale of blundering and unintended consequences on both sides. Central Asian rulers were not merely passive bystanders who provided a picturesque backdrop for Anglo–Russian relations, but important actors in their own right.
In: The Slavonic and East European review: SEER, Band 95, Heft 2, S. 371-374
ISSN: 2222-4327