How Were the Goals of the Russian Expansion Across Mainland

How were the goals of the Russian expansion across mainland Asia similar to those of the early Victorian British administration of India?

A) Both sought to elevate the native people on the ladder of civilization.
B) Both used diplomacy to gain the elites' loyalty to the tsar or British Crown.
C) Both sought to convert indigenous groups to Christianity.
D) Both sought to gain economic and political domination without actual direct rule or government administration.