Wilson Center Experts
David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
Short-Term Grant
Kennan Institute
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
; Russia
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Brock University
Wilson Center Project(s):
Russia’s Great Game: The Politics and Strategy of Central Asian Conquest, 1855-1881
Project Summary
Examines Imperial Russian expansion into Central Asia during the reign of Alexander II. Reviews the competitive expansion between the Russian and British empires for world supremacy.