Elena Andreeva is Professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, USA, and the author of Russia and Iran in the Great Game: Travelogues and Orientalism (2007) and co-editor of Russians in Iran: Diplomacy and Power in the Qajar Era and Beyond (2018).

“Karazin’s work on Central Asia in the tsarist period stood out because he worked in a variety of genres, from travelogues and fiction to prints and paintings. … Andreeva’s book is the first major examination of Karazin’s biography and legacy in Western scholarship. … The value of the book to the history of the Russian Empire and Central Asian history in the nineteenth century is in bringing Karazin and his works into broader scholarly discussions.” (Roman Osharov, Slavonic and East European Review SEER, Vol. 100 (2), April, 2022)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Nikolai Karazin’s “discovery” of Central Asia as Russia’s internal Orient.- 3. Nikolai Karazin’s military project: the discourse of power.- 4. Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project: Russians in Turkestan.- 5. Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project:  local people in Turkestan.- 6. Karazin’s ethnographic project and travelogues:  topography and typography.- 7.  Conclusion.

Elena Andreeva is Professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, USA, and the author of Russia and Iran in the Great Game: Travelogues and Orientalism (2007) and co-editor of Russians in Iran: Diplomacy and Power in the Qajar Era and Beyond (2018).

“Karazin’s work on Central Asia in the tsarist period stood out because he worked in a variety of genres, from travelogues and fiction to prints and paintings. … Andreeva’s book is the first major examination of Karazin’s biography and legacy in Western scholarship. … The value of the book to the history of the Russian Empire and Central Asian history in the nineteenth century is in bringing Karazin and his works into broader scholarly discussions.” (Roman Osharov, Slavonic and East European Review SEER, Vol. 100 (2), April, 2022)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Nikolai Karazin’s “discovery” of Central Asia as Russia’s internal Orient.- 3. Nikolai Karazin’s military project: the discourse of power.- 4. Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project: Russians in Turkestan.- 5. Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project:  local people in Turkestan.- 6. Karazin’s ethnographic project and travelogues:  topography and typography.- 7.  Conclusion.

Elena Andreeva is Professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, USA, and the author of Russia and Iran in the Great Game: Travelogues and Orientalism (2007) and co-editor of Russians in Iran: Diplomacy and Power in the Qajar Era and Beyond (2018).

“Karazin’s work on Central Asia in the tsarist period stood out because he worked in a variety of genres, from travelogues and fiction to prints and paintings. … Andreeva’s book is the first major examination of Karazin’s biography and legacy in Western scholarship. … The value of the book to the history of the Russian Empire and Central Asian history in the nineteenth century is in bringing Karazin and his works into broader scholarly discussions.” (Roman Osharov, Slavonic and East European Review SEER, Vol. 100 (2), April, 2022)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Nikolai Karazin’s “discovery” of Central Asia as Russia’s internal Orient.- 3. Nikolai Karazin’s military project: the discourse of power.- 4. Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project: Russians in Turkestan.- 5. Nikolai Karazin’s civilian project:  local people in Turkestan.- 6. Karazin’s ethnographic project and travelogues:  topography and typography.- 7.  Conclusion.