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Old 11-23-2007, 10:07 PM   #8
InquilineKea
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also interesting
History of Siberia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Siberia wasn't even part of Russia until the 1700s/1800s. The Russians were merely an Eastern European ethnic group - Siberia was home to other ethnic groups before Russia.

Same with manchuria (although the manchus from that region ultimately conquered china)

WOW
Russian conquest of Siberia
Russian conquest of Siberia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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