<P>"... the first study of the Russian Empire in English which attempts in a sophisticated way, using the latest developments in colonial studies, to deal not only with imperial rule but with the mutual encounter with the non-Russian peoples.... a new paradigm for looking at the imperial history of tsarist Russia." —Ronald Grigor Suny</P><P>"... ambitious, wide-ranging, and ultimately provocative... " —Slavic Review</P><P>"This excellent volume draws on the expertise of both young and established specialists... the volume is a pleasure to read." —American Historical Review</P><P>"... a major step toward 'discovering Russian Asia'... a job well done." —The Russian Review</P><P>Russia's Orient investigates the relationship between the Russian Empire and the non-Russian peoples of its southern and eastern borderlands from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.</P>