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This Book Provides A Comprehensive Account Of The History Of Siberia, Spanning Several Millennia From The Earliest Human Settlement To The Twenty-first Century. It Describes How A Rich, Diversified Set Of Cultures Emerged, Not Only Fully Capable Of Living In The Harsh Conditions, But Also Displaying Impressive Artistic Achievements.--jacket. Part I: The Country Known As Siberia. General Information; The Study Of Siberia's History -- Part Ii: Siberia In Antiquity. Siberia In The Stone Age; Siberia In The Bronze Age; Siberia In The Scythian Period; Siberia In The Period Of The Huns -- Part Iii: Siberia In The First Millennium And In The First Half Of The Second Millennium Ce. The Turks In Siberia: The Yenisei Kirghiz State; The Mongols In Siberia: The Siberian Khanate; The Peoples Of Siberia On The Eve Of Siberia's Annexation To Russia -- Part Iv: The Annexation Of Siberia To Russia. The Russian Penetration Into Siberia; The Yermak Expedition: The Subjugation Of Siberia; The Russo-chinese Conflict Of 1685-9; The Administration Of Siberia; The Exploration Of Siberia -- Part V: Siberia In The Eighteenth And The First Half Of The Nineteenth Centuries. Siberia's Foreign Policy Situation; The Administration Of Siberia: The Siberian Reforms Of 1822; Socio-economic Development; Cultural Development And Siberian Scientific Expeditions -- Part Vi: Siberia In The Second Half Of The Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries. Siberia's Foreign Policy Situation; Socio-economic Development; The Development Of Culture And Science; Siberian Social Life: Siberia In The Revolution Of 1905-7 -- Part Vii: The Revolution And Civil War In Siberia (1917-22). 1917 In Siberia; Reds And Whites In Siberia, 1918-21; The Far Eastern Republic Of 1920-2 -- Part Viii: Siberia In The 1920s-90s And Beyond. Siberia's Foreign Policy Situation; The Administration Of Siberia; Socio-economic And Cultural Development From The 1920s To The 1940s; Socio-economic And Cultural Development From The 1950s To The 1