The Bargain on the Amur
On 27 August 1689, Russia and the Qing Empire signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk. Mediated by Jesuits in Latin, it carved up Siberia and established the foundational template for three centuries of Sino-Russian realpolitik.
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The Sky Split in Two
On 30 June 1908, the largest impact event in recorded history exploded over Eastern Siberia. It flattened 2,150 km² of forest and left no crater. We are still arguing about what it was.