Roman Style Assimilation Adopted by 1900s European Powers

I agree with undead for the most part. I don't think the tsar will survive but I see Russians and Slavs in general being much larger in numbers without the world wars, famines, or a bloody revolution....

Well one point that would support both your arguments in such a world, the Russian government would be more pro orthodox and Christian.
 
Look at the numbers, any European Empire that started a program would be overwhelmed by the number of natives, for example, Great Britain today would be largely India and somewhat Middle Eastern and African.

Note on the exception that almost pulled it off was Russia, where it still did not work.

The reason it worked for Rome is that it was run by Emperors and not democracies.

I disagree, I don't think you can assume that. Russia's colonialism took a very clear settler pattern, similar to the U.S.. if any empire could have survived I think it would habe been theirs IMHO.
Interestingly enough I saw a different analysis of Russian colonialism. In "Journey to Samarkand", an account of the first journey of the Transcaspian railway, the French journalist notes that Russian colonialism works because Russia was backwards and more féodal than the West.
Basically, it coopted local warlords by making them on par with the existing Russian Slavic nobility. They were recognized within the féodal system with less need for adaptation and less need for racialist theory. Russia colonized because they were strong. The warlords were beaten and had to integrate not because they're inferior Asians but because that's what the vanquished do, they submit to the Tsar
 
Interestingly enough I saw a different analysis of Russian colonialism. In "Journey to Samarkand", an account of the first journey of the Transcaspian railway, the French journalist notes that Russian colonialism works because Russia was backwards and more féodal than the West.
Basically, it coopted local warlords by making them on par with the existing Russian Slavic nobility. They were recognized within the féodal system with less need for adaptation and less need for racialist theory. Russia colonized because they were strong. The warlords were beaten and had to integrate not because they're inferior Asians but because that's what the vanquished do, they submit to the Tsar

Much of this has to do with Russia not being a democracy. To the Tzar it did not matter the ethnic origins of the local leaders.
 
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