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The Dream - Nikolai Roerich, 1914
Translation of the mystical Russian painter's dreams on the eve of the First World War
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The Russian Expeditions to the Golden Lake and the Conquest of the Altai Mountains
The History of the Cossack Expeditions to Lake Teletskoye and the Exploration of the Ob River Basin, 1609-1674
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Tiflis: The Paris of the Caucasus - Dzhegitov, 1837 & Vasily Krivenko, 1893
Translations about the city of Tbilisi, the jewel of the Caucasus
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June 2024

The Ruins of Por-Bazhyn - Dmitri Klements, 1891
Translation of the first written account of the medieval Uyghur monastery-fortress found in Tuva
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May 2024

Attack by the Kyzylayaks on the Zaisan Outpost - Ivan Babkov, 1912
Translation about an attack by Chinese insurgents on a Russian frontier post in Central Asia
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Breakfast with the Chinese - Alexander Geins, 1865
Translation of a Russian encounter with China's peculiar dinning customs
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For What Reason did Russia Expand? - Ippolit Zavalishin, 1867
Translation on why Russia conquered a sixth of the world's landmass
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April 2024

The Mysteries of the Chinese Palace in South Siberia
Uncovering the ancient Chinese palace on the Yenisei River and examining the Xiongnu Empire in Siberia
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The Altai Mining District - Johann Hackmann, 1787 & Karl Ledebour, 1826 & Vasily Sapozhnikov, 1897
Translations on Russia's mining empire in the Altai Mountains
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The Caucasian - Mikhail Lermontov, 1841
Translation of an essay on how Russians "went native" in the Caucasus
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March 2024

The Big Cats of Turkestan - Dmitri Logofet, 1909
Translation about the wild cats of the Kopet Dag Mountains in Turkmenistan
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Russia in Asia: Reading & Film List
Annotated bibliography of Russia in Asia - History and Foreign Relations
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