Kesk-Aasia vallutamine Venemaa poolt

**Kesk-Aasia vallutamine Venemaa poolt** oli hulk sõdu, millega Venemaa vallutas 19. sajandi lõpuks suure osa Kesk-Aasiast. Protsess algas 16. sajandil, kui Venemaa juhtkond otsustas oma alasid ida poole laiendada, ning lõppes 19. sajandi teises pooles, kui sisuliselt kogu Kesk-Aasia oli vallutatud. Suurem osa vallutatud aladest liideti Vene Turkestani koosseisu, nime "Turkestan" kasutati viidates turgi rahvastele, kes piirkonnas elavad (lisaks neile elavad seal ka iraani rahvaste hulka kuuluvad tadžikid). Venemaa laienemine piirkonnas tekitas muret Suurbritanniale, kes vastukaaluks suurendas oma kohalolu Indias. Sellega algas nn Suur mäng, mis lõppes Afganistani muutmisega neutraalseks puhverriigiks kahe impeeriumi vahel.

Venemaa Keisririik küll lagunes esimese maailmasõja ajal, kuid Kesk-Aasia jäi Nõukogude-Kesk-Aasia näol venelaste mõjusfääri Nõukogude Liidu lagunemiseni 1991. aastal. Tänapäeval asuvad vallutatud aladel Kasahstan, Usbekistan, Kõrgõzstan, Tadžikistan ja Türkmenistan. Piirkonnas on vene keel mõnel määral levinud.

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