Uzbekistan Russian and Soviet rule Britannica
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Russian and Soviet rule Though the geographic isolation of Central Asia slowed the southward advance of Russian forces Bukhara was invaded in 1868 and Khiva in 1873 both khanates became Russian protectorates An uprising in Kokand was crushed in 1875 and the khanate formally annexed the following year completing the Russian conquest of Uzbek territory the region