Russification and the Political Colonization of Transoxiana in Tsarid Era (1864-1917)

Russification and the Political Colonization of Transoxiana in Tsarid Era (1864-1917)

The present article entitled "Russification and the Political Colonization of Transoxiana in Tsarid Era" is investigating the process of integrating Turkistan to Tsar Empire and the way of governing the dominated district through descriptive research. After the victory of Russians over Crimea and stopping the war in the western front, Russians proceeded to the east in order to overcome India, the vital vein of England and to restore the national pride as well. Thus, carrying the motto of bestowing civilization to Muslims and through Eurasianism policy, Russians headed for Transoxiana and after the demolishing of the old medieval Khanate, enclosed a major part of the area to Russia and called it the Russian Turkistan. Exertion the colonizing policies after the military advance in order to bring forward the land and its people to Russia, is of great importance which is going to be discussed in the article.