can not even admit the possibility that the borders of the russian empire in a few days' march to omsk or orenburg , british military garrisons will appear the battle for asia russia firmly decided to win in 18508 in central asia spots diplomatic missions are sent to the 26-year-old colonel count nikolai ignatiev, he must assess the military capabilities of the hast and collect information regarding routes leading to afghanistan , persia and northern india, he was also instructed to establish his and bukhoy regular commercial communications. the mission visits him first, where he gives the local muhamda, dear gifts, then sent to bukhara khevets. khan promises to open markets for russian merchants of the bukharan peace, free all russian slaves, and actively encourage trade between the two strange ones, but returning to st. petersburg, ignatiev offers the tsar annexed the central asian khanates until the british do this . they said that if we don’t go in there, the british will go in, you know, and the seizure of central asia, especially at the stages of e, was originally associated with the initiat