Siberia was once included in the territory of China during the Yuan Dynasty. However, by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the occupation of this place was no longer there. This does not mean that the Qing Dynasty did not know how to work hard. It can only mean that the climate here is too cold for human survival, and it is gradually migrating south. It was not until the Tsarist Russia era that in order to obtain more land, they decided to keep heading east. That is, from the Tsarist Russian era, the entire Siberia became the possession of Tsarist Russia.
But has anyone noticed that in this vast and cold place, there are actually three different places, namely the East Siberian Mountains, the Central Siberian Plateau , and the West Siberian Plains . In ancient times, and even in modern times, many people thought that the entire Siberia was an ice cave, and nothing was hidden here. But who knew that half of Russia's energy is now in this place that seems very cold to us. The resources of
on this land are very fragrant to Russia today. This is the only one in the world! 90% of the coal in Russia is here, and there is even black soil that the whole world covets buried under this land. It can be said that there is gold everywhere in this 1,300 square kilometers of land. Although these resources are gold, they must be developed!
But look at the climate here, it is really prohibitive. From 55 degrees north latitude to the north, it is almost always covered with snow. Even at higher latitudes, the ice and snow will not melt. The natural conditions are as bad as they are, so there is almost no civilization at all in this place.
In the 16th century, Tsarist Russia began to grow continuously. To the west were European powers, which were really untouchable. However, Tsarist Russia wanted to expand its territory. What should we do? The only choice was to look for territory in the east. In this way, Tsarist Russia occupied land while fighting. Soon it easily occupied the vast area east of the Ural Mountains and paid a very small price. There is no need to elaborate on the reasons.
In the 17th century, residents of Tsarist Russia began to settle here, but it was more like exile than settlement, because most of the people in this place were criminals, and the rest were only soldiers serving here, so there was almost no development for Tsarist Russia.
But during the Soviet period, Siberia was developed, but the effect was not very good. Not many people were willing to come to this inhospitable place. Even if there were people, most of them were at the borders of China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia . It can be said that there are no people in the cold place, and the resources are rich in the cold place. What should we do?
During the Khrushchev period, Khrushchev mobilized 1 million people to come to Siberia for development. However, due to the two world wars , The Soviet Union had a headache because it owned a large amount of land but could not find enough manpower. At that time, Khrushchev also thought it would be very easy to develop Siberia on a whim. However, after actually doing it, he realized that his reckless efforts not only failed to increase food production, but also failed to increase food production. Instead, the fertility of the land here was wasted. Soon the enthusiasm for developing Siberia subsided, and the matter fell into disuse.
It was not until Brezhnev came to power that large-scale reclamation began. This time, the Soviet Union spent a lot of money, using millions of agricultural vehicles and increasing investment in fertilizers. With this fierce operation, the Soviet Union's crop planting area in Siberia doubled after 1980. At that time, 20% of the entire country's food came from Siberia. It can be seen that if the entire Siberia is really managed, it will really be the Soviet Union's rear area. During the Russian period, this place was an important basis for Russia's war with other countries in the world.
Some people even believed that Siberia was Russia's strategic rear area. You must know that Russia's capital Moscow is almost undefendable. If European troops enter, there will be no obstruction. Therefore, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu once suggested moving the capital to Siberia.In fact, his suggestion still makes sense. You should know that in the wars against Moscow in Europe, Moscow was supported by the cold winter. If that day was not the cold of winter, how long could Moscow last?
But we know geographically that Russia is a country that spans , Eurasian continent, and . If Russia moves its capital to Siberia, it means that Russia's influence in Europe is almost negligible. At this time, Russia has handed over the important task of developing Siberia to China. Will Russia be like a thorn in its throat?
Furthermore, China's current development direction, especially in new energy, can be said to be unique. The demand for fossil energy has been reduced intentionally or unintentionally. China does not need to help Russia develop Siberia in exchange for low-priced energy. After all, the cost of developing in such cold areas is too high, and the benefits are difficult to maintain. Russia will not be so stupid that it will lose money. If it loses its wife and soldiers, China will reap profits. Russia may not want to see it?
