On the study of state management in Turkhestan krai at the beginning of XX century. (book review: Gluschenko E. A. Russia in Central Asia: conquests and transformations. Moscow, 2010. - 573 p.)

The article analyses the monograph by E.A. Gluschenko “Russia in Central Asia: conquests and transformations” (Moscow, 2010), coveringindetail the accession of Central Asia to the Russian Empire and the formation of Turkestan Krai, based on a broad range of sources. The article offers an assessment of the author’s analysis of state management in Turkestan Krai and the colonisation of this national periphery, as well as the life of the indigenous Muslim population, and its relationships with Russian authorities. It is concluded that E.A. Glushchenko’s monograph is an important step in the study of historical destinies of the peoples in Central Asia and of Russian experience in the state management of Turkestan Krai.