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People: Abram Stevens Hewitt
Topic: Russian Colonization of Siberia
Location: Middle Awash Afar Ethiopia

Russian Colonization of Siberia

Years: 1540 - 1860

The Russians, with the Don Cossacks doing most of the heavy lifting, colonize Siberia over the course of three centuries.

“History is important. If you don't know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it.”

—Howard Zinn, You Can't Be Neutral ... (2004)