military and the administrative center was appointed the first governor-general, general konstantin petrovich von kaufmana veteran of the caucasian war, he becomes the chief builder of russian turkestan in may 1868 , eliminating the threat of raids on new russian lands. the kaufmanns take to the troops, samarkand and 5 years later, at the beginning of 1873 , he goes to subdue the khiva khanate. in no way did they want to enter into any contacts with russia, the british warmed up very well. mikhail skobeleva, a young lieutenant colonel, orders him to stop, waiting for khan to enter into negotiations. and they even threaten with execution to go back, it’s scary to stand in the place of may 1873. peace treaty between the russian empire and the khanate of khiva is signed on august 12 , tens of thousands of slaves are released, henceforth, slavery and the death penalty are prohibited by the russian authorities. throughout the territory of russian turkestan, high-ranking officials from the locals automatically receive the russian nobility the opportunity to make a career in the ranks of the russian administrat