The earth and its inhabitants .. . earthitsinhabita583recl Year: 1883 GROWTH OP EUSSIA. 203 herself be one day dismembered to the advantage of her neighbours ? Mean- time the European frontier is fixed by a double line of fortresses and custom- houses with as much precision as those of other continental states. In Asia, on the contrary, the limits are, so to say, fluctuating; and in spite of provisional Fig. 99.—Growth of thk Russian Empire. According to Dragoman ov. loiG mm Russia before Peter the Great. Conquests of Peter the Great. Conquests between 17^6—1795. Annexatiops under Paul I.
The earth and its inhabitants .. . earthitsinhabita583recl Year: 1883 GROWTH OP EUSSIA. 203 herself be one day dismembered to the advantage of her neighbours ? Mean- time the European frontier is fixed by a double line of fortresses and custom- houses with as much precision as those of other continental states. In Asia, on the contrary, the limits are, so to say, fluctuating; and in spite of provisional Fig. 99.—Growth of thk Russian Empire. According to Dragoman ov. loiG mm Russia before Peter the Great. Conquests of Peter the Great. Conquests between 17^6—1795. Annexatiops under Paul I. Annexations in Nineteenth Century. , 600 Miles. treaties, drawing the line at certain rivers or mountain ranges, Russia must go on annexing fresh lands until she meets compact masses or military powers strong enough to resist her advances. Though considerably reduced by the acquisition of Eastern Manchuria, the space intervening between Siberia and the densely peopled plains of China is still extensive, while many stages must be made
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