Asia’s independence era could give way to a new Soviet imperial age

Evidence

Western rule in Asia has indeed gone, and a distinguished Indian scholar was right in speaking of the end of “the Vasco da Gama era” in Asian history. It would be both tragic and ironic if it were to be succeeded by a Khrushchev and Bulganin era, which some future historian might also date from a voyage of exploration to the East. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1201

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘Vasco da Gama era’ framing of Asian imperialism is a useful periodization contrast with Western narratives.