Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Part I The country known as 'Siberia'; 1 General Information; 2 The study of Siberia's history; Part II Siberia in antiquity; 3 Siberia in the Stone Age; 4 Siberia in the Bronze Age; 5 Siberia in the Scythian period; 6 Siberia in the period of the Huns; Part III Siberia in the first millennium and in the first half of the second millennium CE; 7 The Turks in Siberia: The Yenisei Kirghiz State; 8 The Mongols in Siberia: The Siberian Khanate
9 The peoples of Siberia on the eve of Siberia's annexation to RussiaPart IV The annexation of Siberia to Russia; 10 The Russian penetration into Siberia; 11 The Yermak expedition: The subjugation of Siberia; 12 The Russo-Chinese conflict of 1685-9; 13 The administration of Siberia; 14 The exploration of Siberia; Part V Siberia in the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries; 15 Siberia's foreign policy situation; 16 The administration of Siberia: The Sib
Summary
Siberia has had an interesting history, quite distinct from that of Russia. Providing a comprehensive history of Siberia from the earliest times to the present, this book covers every period of Siberia's history in an accessible way