Siberia - Wikipedia
Siberia (/ saɪˈbɪəriə / sy-BEER-ee-ə; Russian: Сибирь, romanized:Sibir', IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirʲ] ⓘ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. 3 It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states since the centuries-long conque...
Siberia | History, Geography & Climate | Britannica
2024年12月24日 · Siberia, vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan, constituting all of northern Asia. Siberia extends from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the borders of Mongolia and China.
The Russian Discovery of Siberia - Library of Congress
Siberia entered the flow of Russian history relatively late, at the end of the sixteenth century. The official Russian incursion into Siberia dates to 1581, when the Cossack hetman Ermak Timofeevich led a detachment across the Ural Mountains and soon after defeated the forces of the Khanate of Sibir'.
Russian conquest of Siberia - Wikipedia
The Russian conquest of Siberia took place during 1581–1778, when the Khanate of Sibir became a loose political structure of vassalages that were being undermined by the activities of Russian explorers. Although outnumbered, the Russians pressured the various family-based tribes into changing their loyalties and establishing distant forts ...
History of Siberia - Wikipedia
During the Russian Empire, Siberia was chiefly developed as an agricultural province. The government also used it as a place of exile, sending Avvakum, Dostoevsky, and the Decemberists, among others, to work camps in the region. During the 19th century, the Trans-Siberian Railway was constructed, supporting industrialization.
What is Siberia? | Tales from Home: Two Siberians on Siberia
With the Urals now serving as the boundary between Europe and Asia, Siberia became distinctly Asiatic, separate from European Russia. Russians began to view Siberia as a non-European, exotic land, which contributed to shaping Russia’s European identity.
How Siberia became part of Russia - Russia Beyond
2016年10月24日 · Siberia became a part of Russia with incredible speed. In 1585, the first Russian expedition attempting to cross the Eurasian continent perished beyond the Urals; only 54 years later, however...
Siberia summary | Britannica
Siberia, Region, north-central Asia, largely in Russia. It extends from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and from the Arctic Ocean to central Kazakhstan and the boundaries of China and Mongolia; it covers more than 5,000,000 sq mi (13,000,000 sq km). It is notorious for the length and severity of its almost snowless winters.
Siberia - WorldAtlas
2021年10月27日 · Siberia is the northernmost region of Asia. Most of the region belongs to the Russian Federation. In fact, it comprises most of Russia ’s territory. Siberia’s name comes from the Tatar word for “sleeping land”. It is one of the largest landmasses in the world, comprising about 9% of the entire world’s dry landmass.
Siberia: Landscape, History, Climate, and Population - ThoughtCo
2019年7月3日 · Siberia is the region making up nearly all of Northern Asia. It is made up of the central and eastern portions of Russia and it encompasses the area from the Ural Mountains east to the Pacific Ocean. It also extends from the Arctic Ocean south to northern Kazakhstan and the borders of Mongolia and China.