The Russian Empire (1721–1917) controlled Russian Turkestan as a singular unit; the creation of "nations" within Central Asia was not on the agenda of Russian policy makers.
俄羅斯帝國（1721-1917）將西突厥斯坦作為一個單一控制的單位; 在中亞建立“民族”並不是俄羅斯決策者的議程。