Is it too simplistic to say Russia was a colonial power just like most other European powers? Or is expanding to land that borders too different from taking land far away?
Russia was absolutely a colonial power. We often associate colonization with naval expansion due to most of Europe being surrounded by water, but imperialism and colonizing already-inhabited lands are very possible overland as well.
Is it too simplistic to say Russia was a colonial power just like most other European powers? Or is expanding to land that borders too different from taking land far away?
Russia was absolutely a colonial power. We often associate colonization with naval expansion due to most of Europe being surrounded by water, but imperialism and colonizing already-inhabited lands are very possible overland as well.
Russia was a colonial power just like the European powers, but especially just like the US was a colonial power.