In the 19th century, the advance of the Russian Empire in the Caucasus and in Central Asia worried and united the Europeans and the Turks. After its defeat in 1856 in the Crimea, the Russian Empire then deliberately sees itself as an Eastern...

In the 19th century, the advance of the Russian Empire in the Caucasus and in Central Asia worried and united the Europeans and the Turks. After its defeat in 1856 in the Crimea, the Russian Empire then deliberately sees itself as an Eastern empire.

by @LegendesCarto

(Source: twitter.com)