Russo-Japanese War

Name: Russo-Japanese War
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by Hourly History Book 7 in the History of Russia series.

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The Russo-Japanese War examines the conflict of 1904–1905 over influence in Korea and Manchuria. It traces failed diplomacy, Japan’s attack on Port Arthur and the campaigns fought under the severe logistical conditions of northeast Asia.

The book follows the siege of Port Arthur, the battle of Mukden and Japan’s destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet at Tsushima. It explains how the peace settlement confirmed Japan as a major power, weakened Russian prestige and contributed to the Revolution of 1905.

The war also marks a major change in global perceptions of power. Japan's victories demonstrate that a modernised Asian state can defeat a European empire in industrial warfare, while Russia's losses intensify domestic criticism of the tsarist regime. The settlement at Portsmouth ends the immediate fighting but leaves competition in northeast Asia unresolved and helps shape the politics that follow in both countries.