Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp.417-430)

Experiencing the Russian Empire had many steps, the authorities demanded an oath of allegiances and also demanded a "yasak" which is a paid debt.  The best transformation that happened in the Russian Empire was that there was an overwhelming number of Russian settlers and over ruled the native settlers.  Siberia and steppes were both incorporated in the Russian state and the natives were not thrown out or driven out of their land like the Americans had done with their natives.  Russia then created an empire similar to the Western Europe with taking conquest, settlement, exploit ion, religion, and more.  The Russians took ideas not only from Western Europe, but from many other countries.  Never the less, the Russian Empire acquired their own identity.  The Asian Empire went into making china an empire, muslims and hindus in the mughal empire, muslims, and christians and the Ottoman empire.  Many of the Christians had welcomed Ottoman because they had lighter taxes.  The Ottoman's were okay with the Christians because they post a threat to others.