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Nikolai Petrovsky
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Nikolai Petrovsky was the Imperial_Russia|Russian Diplomatic_consulate|consul-general in Kashgar from 1882 until 1902.
Petrovsky's main adversary during his time in Central Asia was George Macartney, consul-general|George Macartney, his England|English counterpart. The competition between their two countries for influence in Central Asia is known as the Great Game. Between 1899 and June of 1902 the two did not speak to each other.
- Hopkirk, Peter (1980). Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia. Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 0-87023-435-8.
- Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov
Category:Imperial Russian politicians|Petrovsky
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