Russian Expansion And Governance In Siberia In The 17th Century

Siberia is a vast area in North Asia with a total area of about 12.76 million square kilometers.At the end of the 16th century,after the formation of the unified country of Russia,the colonial conquest of Siberia began under the direct stimulation of the precious fur of Siberia.It took Russia about a century to expand from the Ural Mountains to the east coast of the Pacific Ocean,making Russia a great empire across Europe and Asia.After the colonial conquest was largely completed,Russia established an initial bureaucracy in Siberia and began early governance.In the process,not only Siberia was developed,but the development of the Russian state itself was greatly promoted.Russia’s colonial expansion of Siberia caused a strong neighbor in northern China and changed the geopolitical structure of Northeast Asia.Since modern times,China has accumulated poverty and weakness for a long time.Tsarist Russia has taken advantage of it and devoured Chinese territory,which has greatly harmed China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.The struggle between the imperialist forces represented by the Soviet Union in Northeast Asia has exacerbated the conflicts and contradictions in the region,and has brought deep disasters to the people of all ethnic groups.The article mainly discusses the expansion and governance of Russia in Siberia in the 17th century.The full text is divided into six parts.The first part is an introduction,which introduces the research situation of Russian aggression and development against Siberia in recent years,and the purpose of this article.The second part introduces the physical geography of Siberia,discusses the influence of physical geography on the process of Russian conquerors,and the historical evolution of Siberia before the 17th century.The third part mainly describes the conquest of Russia in the 17th century.The Tsarist government first entrusted the Stroganynov family,hired Cossacks to destroy the Siberian Khanate,opened the passage to the Siberian hinterland,and then the colonists followed the developed Siberian water system to conquer the Ob River and Yeni in turn The Seine,Lena,and eventually the Pacific coast.The fourth part is that after the Russians generally completed the conquest of Siberia,they suppressed the resistance of the local forces,established a preliminary military and political management system,began early governance of Siberia,and incorporated Siberia into the Russian economic system.The fifth part discusses the impact of Russia’s conquest and early governance of Siberia,mainly divided into three aspects,firstly promoting the development of Siberia;secondly,it has a profound impact on Russia’s economy,politics,and culture;finally,it has changed the Power contrast.The final part of the article is the conclusion,which summarizes the historical results of the expansion and early governance of Russia in Siberia in the 17th century.