The Great Game continues: during the 19th century, Russia and Britain competed for influence in Central Asia in what historians call "The Great Game;" now, a new Great Game is being played in the region.(Overview)

From: Canada and the World Backgrounder | Date: March 1, 2003 | Copyright information

Until recently, most people arriving in Central Asia found little to interest them. The few who lived there were mostly nomadic, following their herds across vast grasslands. They lived in tribal societies and their wanderings across mostly arid land sometimes brought them into conflict with neighbours.

Ancient Greeks, Persians, Mongols, and Russians have come and gone. But, it wasn't until the Soviet Union took control of the region in the 1920s that national boundaries...

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Canada and the World Backgrounder ; Until recently, most people arriving in Central Asia found little to interest them. The few who lived there were mostly nomadic, following their herds across vast grasslands. They lived in tribal societies and their wanderings across mostly arid land sometimes brought them into conflict with