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Since the 18th century, the whole territory west of the Ural mountains and north of China are, on maps, represented as possession of the Russian Empire, though very little Russians and many still "free" native tribes populated the area. In fact, the Tsar hadn't control about most of his claims in east.

So the question is: why do we criticize Space Filling Empires on AH maps when one of the most important nations of history was nothing more than a ... Space Filling Empire?
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