Road to power : the Trans-Siberian railroad and the colonization of Asian Russia, 1850-1917 PDF
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L ' E V E N G . M A R K S t-.* *: d STEVEN G. MARKS Road to Power The Trans-Siberian Railroad and the Colonization of Asian Russia 1850-1917 Cornell Universit.vI Press Copyright 0 1991 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, 124 Roberts Place, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 1991 by Cornell University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marks, Steven G. (Steven Gary). 1958- Road to power : the Trans-Siberian railroad and the colonization of Asian Russia, 1850-1917 / Steven G. Marks. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8014-2533-6 (alk.p aper) 1. Siberia (R.S.F.S.R.1-History. 2. Velikaia Sibirskaia magistralf-History. 3. Soviet Union-Economic conditions-1861-1917. 4. Vitte, S. IU. (Serge1 lUllevich),g raf, 1849-1915. 1. Title. DK766.M36 1991 957.08-dc20 90-55734 Printed in the United States of America @ The paper in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI 239.48-1984. TO CINDY Contents Illustrations Preface Abbreviations Note on Transliteration and Dates Russian Measurements Cast of Major Characters Introduction PART I. IMPETUS 1. A Weak and Distant Domain 2. An Appetite for Asia 3. Siberia Is for Russia PART 11. DEBATE AND DECISION 4. Divergent Visions 5. The Vital Nerve and the Tail End 6. Bureaucracy Prolix PART 111. CREATION 7. A State within a State 8. Witte and the Taming of the Wild East 9. Monument to Bungling 10. The Limits of Railmad Colonization Conclusion Bibliography of Primary Sources Index vii Illustrations Alexander I11 Konstantin Pos'et Ivan Vys hnegradskii Ado1 'f Giubbenet Sergei Witte Nicholas I1 Peasant migrants at railroad way station New village in the taiga, Tobol'sk province Schoolhouse in new village, Tobol'sk province Wooden bridge, Central Siberian Railroad Unmechanized earthworks, Western Siberian line Taiga station, Central Siberian Railroad Maps Asian Russia and its major railroads, 1916 The Russian Far East, 1916 The Volga and Trans-Ural regions, 1862
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