In The Second Half Of The Nineteenth Century Russian East Policy Research

Defeat in the Crimean War, Russia, tsarist Russia lost the position of the heads ofreactionary forces in Europe have over the years, the Black Sea neutral, tsarist Russia inthe Balkans forced to by the strategic expansion into strategic defense. Especially afterthe Franco-Prussian War, Europe has formed the balance of power, the internationalfocus of conflicts shifted to Asia. In order to meet the domestic bourgeoisie to expand adumping of goods and raw materials requirements, the1880s, tsarist Russia domestic anadvocate to strengthen the East to control the so-called "Oriental School" have beenadvocating for the Northeast China, North Korea on the importance of Russia, shoutingRussia to conquer the East, and Asia as a whole. Therefore, in order to compensate forthe losses suffered in the Near East, Russia began to change the direction of foreignpolicy, continue to Central Asia, especially in the Far East started a massive offensive.In Central Asia, Russia occupied the three Khanate of Kokand, Bukhara and Khiva, theforces of depth in Afghanistan, is a serious threat to the colony of British India; in theFar East, Russia, by Britain, France launched the Second Opium War of the machine,the forces in-depth Heilongjiang River valley, and around the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin,and Japan battling. Russia’s foreign strategy more and more attention to the East, afterAlexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II’s three generations of the Czar to promotethe Far Eastern policy is gradually formed. The late19th century and early20th century,the intensification of competition for the rise of the Far East as well as powers of the FarEast, so that the strategic center of gravity of Russia to the East, and to develop the Westto peace, to the East to the war’s strategic policy. Compete in the Northeast and NorthKorea, China, Russia and Japan, eventually leading to the outbreak of theRusso-Japanese War.