Excerpt from Frozen Asia: A Sketch of Modern Siberia, Together With an Account of the Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region I shall next notice the mode in which Russu - then little advanced beyond a state of semi-barbarism obtained a footing in this land, and the steps taken by that power to secure her new dominion, and consolidate her power therein 3 a page of history that in romantic interest may vie with the exploits of Cortes in Mexico, or of Pizarro in Peru, although happily unstained by the cruelties that sullied the achievements of the (071 gzzesfaa'orw. Blood was shed freely by the Muscovites few territorial acquisitions are made without doing so but I find no record of unnecessary severity practised on the natives, or of any attempt to coerce them by per secution, or other harsh measures, to adopt the religion of their conquerors. The subject tribes were reduced to a state of servitude, but the yoke of their new masters was comparatively an easy burden, and beyond maintaining order and exacting a heavy tribute, the dominant race interfered little with the people they dispossessed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.