"Great Game" narratives usually describe a British Empire deeply anxious about Russian expansion into Asia. How much was the opposite also true?

by Amandrai

I was just reading Hevia's The Imperial Security State, and when he discusses the Great Game, it becomes clear that British imperialists were indeed very much concerned with Russian expansionism. Given that Great Britian was similarly a highly aggressive expanding power in Asia at this time, did similar anxieties exist in Moscow? To what degree was Russian expansionism aimed at countering Great Britian or other Western powers?

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can i tack on a book request for overviews of "the great game"?

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http://www.christiebooks.com/ChristieBooksWP/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/The-Great-Game.pdf

A review/critique of Hopkirk's book. Talks about the Russian perspective of the whole thing.