Part Two: Understanding Colonialism

September 2020
- Sep 11, 2020 #6 Understanding Colonialism: Globalisation from 1492
- Sep 18, 2020 #7 Understanding Colonialism: The Destruction of the European Feudal System
- Sep 25, 2020 #8 Understanding Colonialism: The Key Role of Slavery from 1492 to 1875
October 2020
- Oct 2, 2020 #9 Understanding Colonialism: The New Globalisation: The Age of Monopoly Global Companies
- Oct 9, 2020 #10 Understanding Colonialism: The Early Monopoly Companies and Colonisation
- Oct 16, 2020 #11 Understanding Colonialism: Competitive Colonialism & Defending Colonies
- Oct 23, 2020 #12 Understanding Colonialism: Invasion, Settlement, Slaves and Colonisation
- Oct 30, 2020 #13 Understanding Colonialism: Slaves and Settler Societies
November 2020
- Nov 6, 2020 #14 Understanding Colonialism: The Age of Nationalism and Racism
- Nov 13, 2020 #15 Understanding Colonialism: Race, Nation and Religion
- Nov 20, 2020 #16 Understanding Colonialism: Death and Impoverishment Part I
- Nov 27, 2020 #17 Understanding Colonialism: Death and Impoverishment Part II
December 2020
- Dec 4, 2020 #18 Understanding Colonialism: Death and Impoverishment Part III
- Dec 11, 2020 #19 Understanding Colonialism: Indian Colonialism: A Special Case from 1600 to 1914
- Dec 18, 2020 #20 Understanding Colonialism: Russian Colonisation: Another Special Case
- Dec 23, 2020 #21 Understanding Colonialism: The Invasion of China
January 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 #22 Understanding Colonialism: Africa (Part I)
- Jan 8, 2021 #22 Understanding Colonialism: Africa (Part II)
- Jan 15, 2021 #23 Understanding Colonialism: Settler and non-Settler Colonies

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#20 Understanding Colonialism: Russian Colonisation: Another Special Case

Unlike European Colonisation after 1492, and American invasion (both North and South), Russian expansion over during roughly the same period needs to be understood in different terms. Russia was an ancient feudal society right through until the 1917 revolution. The character of her expansion and colonisation reflected this fact. In this blog, I compare Russia’s imperial expansion mainly with the USA, the only other land colonisation of the period.