Latest / The Story of Uzbekistan: Silk Road Kingdoms and Soviet Legacy — Fexingo History
The Great Game: British and Russian Espionage in Central Asia
While the Timurids built domes and the Soviets carved borders, another invisible war was being fought across the steppes of Central Asia during the nineteenth century. This episode explores The Great Game, a period of intense geopolitical rivalry between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for dominance in the region. We trace how British agents like Alexander Burnes infiltrated Bukhara to assess the threat of Russian expansion, while Russian explorers mapped the vast, unmapped territories east of the Caspian Sea. You will hear about the strategic importance of the Amu Darya river as a…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.