After the fall of Kazan, the Kazan [[Khan]]ate was dissolved, and the Middle [[Volga]] region became part of the Russian Tsardom. This set the stage for expansion into the [[Urals]] and [[Siberia]], as well as increased trade with the [[Caucasus]] and [[Far East|the East]]. | After the fall of Kazan, the Kazan [[Khan]]ate was dissolved, and the Middle [[Volga]] region became part of the Russian Tsardom. This set the stage for expansion into the [[Urals]] and [[Siberia]], as well as increased trade with the [[Caucasus]] and [[Far East|the East]]. |