Russian expansion on the Amur, 1848-1860 : the push to the Pacific
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Russian expansion on the Amur, 1848-1860 : the push to the Pacific
（Studies in Russian history, v. 1）
Edwin Mellen Press, c1999
- : hardcover
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-237) and index
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Description
This study describes the Russian expansion on the Pacific Ocean and especially the occupation of the Amur River Valley in the mid-19th century. It also looks at the weakness of China which allowed Russia to gain free access to part of Siberia.
Table of Contents
- Background of Russian expansion eastward
- early career of Governor-General Muraviev-Amurskii
- long range plans of Muraviev-Amurskii in Siberia
- Nevelskoi and the discovery of the Amur Delta
- Sakhalin Island - Japanese or Russian?
- effects of the Crimean War in the Far East (1853-1856)
- China and the West, 1842-1860
- the Taiping rebellion and the weakening of China
- Russian annexation of the Amur and the Treay of Aigun
- the Treaty of Tianjin, 1858
- Ignatiev's failure in Peking, June 1859-June 1860
- Ignatiev's success - the Treaty of Peking, October 1860
- conclusion
- appendices.
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