Orienting the Empire: Russian Identity and East Asian Imperialism in the Conservative Press, 1894-1905
Journal: Libra
Year: 2017

This dissertation explores how the Russian Empire’s expansion into East Asia in the 1890s and 1900s sparked public discussions about its national identity and status as a global imperial power. It shows that segments of Russian society saw military conflicts in this region, such as the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), Boxer Uprising (1900), and Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), as opportunities to demonstrate their country’s supposed moral superiority as a civilizing power in contrast to its European im