Most of Siberia was only colonized in the 17th and 18th centuries. Even then, it was (and to some degree, still is) a peripheral region of Russia - most of the population (80%) is in European Russia.
Siberia also isn’t where Napoleon or Hitler were stopped at.
Most of Siberia was only colonized in the 17th and 18th centuries. Even then, it was (and to some degree, still is) a peripheral region of Russia - most of the population (80%) is in European Russia.
Siberia also isn’t where Napoleon or Hitler were stopped at.