Does Russia own Siberia?

It has been a part of Russia since the latter half of the 16th century, after the Russians conquered lands east of the Ural Mountains. Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, covering an area of over 13.1 million square kilometres (5,100,000 sq mi), but home to merely one-fifth of Russia’s population.

Why did Russia take over Siberia?

The Russian conquest of Siberia took place in the 16th and 17th centuries, when the Khanate of Sibir became a loose political structure of vassalages that were being undermined by the activities of Russian explorers.

Who occupied Siberia before Russia?

Prehistory and early Russian settlement Southern Siberia was part of the Mongols’ khanate of the Golden Horde from the 10th to the mid-15th century. Sakha (Yakut) reindeer herders. The Sakha (Yakut) herding reindeer.

What would have happened to Europe without Russia?

You could easily say that without Russia looming on the eastern edge of Europe, both the Napoleonic and world wars would play out very differently. With no strong counterweight to the west European powers, Germany would expand to the east and probably have a much greater weight in Europe and win both world wars.

What would the world be like without Russia?

I dare say the world would also miss the vast trove of inspiration, talent and inventiveness that came out of Russia in the past 400 years. A world without Mendeleev, Stravinsky, Gorky, Tolstoy and a thousand other giants would be a world diminished.

What if the Russian Empire never fell?

::What if the Russian Empire never fell?:: OK, Tsardom survives. First, no more Nikki: he just botched things so irredeemably that he could never be Tsar again. The Fourth Duma would accept Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov as Tsar, instead (if the rules imposed by the Romanov allow it: I think they do, but I’m not sure).

What would have happened to Russia without the Bolshevik Revolution?

Without the Bolshevik Revolution Marxism might take hold elsewhere as a result of the Great Depression. The Tsarist regime would have had to either democratized or adopted an ideology akin to Fascism in order to survive. Tsarist Russia also would have likely been hit hard by the Great Depression, which could have severely weakened its economy.