ИСТИНА

A comparative regional geological analysis of the West European (Anglo-American) and East European (Russian-Siberian) types of frontier is proposed. Commonality and differences between them are revealed. The conquest of Siberia is viewed from the perspective of continuing the national liberation struggle of the Russian people from Tatar-Mongol rule. It is indicated that in the entire world history it is impossible to point out another similar example of the final conquest of such vast spaces with such a complex ethnic composition, in such a short time and such an insignificant number of people as Russian Cossacks of Siberia to the Pacific Ocean in 60 years. At the same time, the English-Europeans took about 350 years to master the territory of North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. But Russian territorial expansion did not become a national triumph. The role of the frontier in the image promotion of countries is analyzed.