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Britain’s Long Shadow Over The Caucasus: A 19th-Century Proxy War With Russia
Kathmandu— Throughout the 19th century, a fierce geopolitical rivalry between the British and Russian Empires played out across the Caucasus region. Britain, fearing Russia’s expansion towards India, actively supported highlander populations in their resistance against Russian rule through covert operations, arms smuggling, propaganda, and diplomatic maneuvering. This strategy, mirroring current events in Ukraine, aimed to […]
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Source:ABC News
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Persons Mentioned (4)
James LongworthDavid UrquhartJames BellTeofil Lapinski
Organizations (2)
British EmpireRussian Empire
Locations (8)
ChechnyaIndia
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