More KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images Russia and Japan previously fought in what is now known as the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. The war was decisively won by the Empire of Japan, delivering ...

In 1904, Japan was an empire on the rise and ... define the 21st. The disaster of the Russo-Japanese War scrubbed the veneer off Imperial Russia, and it confirmed the decay across the empire.

The Russo-Japanese War began in 1904 with a surprise Japanese ... This episode explores the roots of the war, including Russia’s expansionist ambitions, Japan’s modernization, and the ...

And just as Russia’s atrocity-ridden performance ... some historians feel he more closely resembles Nicholas II, whose 1904-1905 war against Japan was an unmitigated disaster.

A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of Russian-occupied islands claimed by Japan. Former Russian Prime ...

The organization also employed contrasting strategies: It declared war on Japan and Russia while simultaneously blasting radio transmissions of Russian balalaika music, Beatles songs and ...