Abashin S. Kokandskij pohod: K istorii zavoevanija Centralnoj Azii v XIX veke

Author	Abashin S.
Title	Kokandskij pohod: K istorii zavoevanija Centralnoj Azii v XIX veke
Description	One hundred and fifty years ago, newspapers across the Russian Empire were reporting on yet another campaign in Central Asia, intended to demonstrate to Russian society and the wider world the power of Russian arms, the determination of imperial rule and its civilising mission. The campaign against the Kokand Khanate in 1875–1876 ended in victory. The enemy, portrayed as barbaric, was defeated, the victors were showered with honours, and the empire acquired vast new territories and at least a million new subjects. Yet before the smoke of battle had even cleared, the country had begun to forget what had happened. The Russo-Turkish War followed, dreams of India gave way to dreams of Constantinople, and the Kokand campaign remained a half-forgotten episode of Russian history. Drawing on published and archival sources as well as memoirs, Sergei Abashin reconstructs the principal stages and events of the campaign and gives voice to senior imperial officials, ordinary officers and representatives of the opposing Kokand side. In doing so, he asks why the Russian Empire was so determined to conquer Central Asia, who made the decisions to launch new campaigns and annex culturally and geographically distant territories, and why the events of 1875–1876 in Central Asia were subsequently silenced or forgotten during both the imperial and Soviet periods. Sergei Abashin is a Doctor of Historical Sciences and Professor at the Faculty of Anthropology of the European University at St Petersburg.
Year	2026
Publisher	NLO
Pages	352
Cover	Hardcover
ISBN	978-5-4448-3048-2

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