The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was a humiliating defeat in which Russia's position as a powerhouse was jeopardized by the much smaller and second-rate power of Japan. ... However, it could be argued that the Tsar had an ulterior motive for initiating in the War as he was thought to have harbored resentment against Japan as a result of the Otsu assassination attempt of 1891, in which the young Tsarevich was attacked by a Japanese police escort. ... This alone meant that the soldiers sent to Japan were largely conscripts, who were resentful at being forced to fight for a non-worthwhile ...

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ROLES OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND JAPAN IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN THE NORTHEAST ASIA The relation between the Russian Far East and Japan is 'near and far'. In the Cold War period there existed an 'invisible wall' in the Sea of Japan. ... Although a tense atmosphere remains in the Korean Peninsula, people's comings and goings and cultural exchange between Japan and Russia have remarkably increased since then. ... Nevertheless, the business between the Russian Far East and Japan has not made a big progress. ... In this paper I would like to argue what should...

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Both aspects are the result of a gradual historical change created and molded by the previous generations (Cammack). ... The second change was the formation of a truly global capitalist economy influenced by the rise of Asian economies (Japan, Korea, India and China) and re-emergence of market economies in Eastern Europe and Russia after 1989. ... Although the capitalist system has played a role in widening the inequality gap between individuals and states, it has also increased global economic growth to levels that are far much better than in the previous generations. ...

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The importance of securing natural energy resources is taking center stage in the European Union's (EU) future plans. Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfe...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879, in Gori, Georgia . Both his parents were peasants. His father, Vissarion Dzhugashvili, was a cobbler, hopping that one day his son will be apprenticed in the same trade; his mother, Yekaterina ...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role whic...

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