Beyond the steppe frontier : a history of the Sino-Russian border / Sören Urbansky.

"Over two thousand miles long, the boundary between Russia and China is the world's longest land border. Though sometimes considered a backwater, the border region was always of critical geopolitical importance and has a fascinating history. Not only did this border divide the two largest...

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Main Author: Urbansky, Sören (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
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