Presentations by Streams

This panel presents research in progress on the neglected histories of the First World War in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The presenters explore the attitudes of the Russian Imperial authorities towards different marginalised groups in this historical context. The papers in this panel consider how the experiences of refugees, prisoners of war and regular Central Asians can add to our understanding of the impact of the War on people in regions of the Empire, that have often been considered ‘peripheral’ in geographic and political terms. In doing so this panel offers new perspectives on how imperial control (or the lack thereof) manifested in practice in these regions and contributes new insights to wider histories of the First World War.