Russia's Colonial Allergy From Central Asia to Crimea
Dr Alexander Morrison to give talk to the Ealing Branch of the Historical Association
Dr Alexander Morrison
The next meeting of the Ealing Branch of the Historical Association is to be combined with the annual sixth form talk at Twyford CofE High School (W3 9PP).
The invited speaker will beDr Alexander Morrison, Fellow & Tutor in History, New College Oxford and author of The Russian Conquest of Central Asia: A Study in Imperial Expansion, 1814–1914.
The subject of his lecture will be ‘Russia’s colonial allergy, from Central Asia to Crimea’ and it takes place on Tuesday 10 October at 6.30 pm.
The Russian Federation’s political elite often presents itself as an ‘anti-colonial’ champion in opposition to the colonial domination of the West over the developing world. This lecture will explore the conquest and rule of Russia’s own colonial Empire in Siberia, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Crimea, and the reasons why in modern Russia there is effectively an allergy to describing any form of Russian rule over non-Russians as ‘colonial’. It will describe the systematic falsification of history in Russia under the Putin regime in this respect, and reflect briefly on how this is used to present Russia as a supposedly ‘anti-colonial’ power in the developing world today.
The talk is taking place at a different time and venue to the regular meetings held by the association.
By registering for the talk via Eventbrite you will receive a limited-time recording.
All are welcome for a suggested donation of £5 with no contribution expected from students. Membership of the association is £15 per annum.
For more details, of the programme of talks for the coming season go to: www.ealinghistory.org.uk .
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October 5, 2023
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