Above: Map of Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904/05 a victorious Japan forced Russia to give up its policy of expansion towards the Far East. Thus Japan became the first Asian country to humble a European country. Above: Japanese combat canon deployed at Port Arthur The seeds of the war originated from competition between the two countries to dominate Korea and Manchuria. In 1898 China had been forced to grant to Russia a lease for the strategically important ... Read More

Above: Illustration of analytical structure how Russian Revolution in 1905 sprouted All classes, especially land and property owners, became more and more political conscious after the Russo-Japanese War. Early 1904 saw liberals active in zemstovs or assemblies. The professionals came to form their own organization called the Union of Liberation. Simultaneously the movement crossed national borders and members of the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party joined hands with their counterparts in Finland, Poland, Georgia, Armenia to form a brotherhood aimed against the ... Read More