Category: Sakhalin

the Arctic 1870

Rupert's Land Act

The threat posed by the Alaska...

the Arctic 1875

Treaty of Saint Petersburg

While the Canadians were expanding...

Northern Eurasia 1905

1905 Revolution

Dissatisfaction with the Tsarist...

Asia Pacific 1905

Russo-Japanese War

Japan swiftly overran Korea and...

Southern Asia 1905

Partition of Bengal

British India was dominated by...

Asia Pacific 1907

Anglo-French Agreement on Siam

The Russo-Japanese War had...

Southern Asia 1907

Anglo-Russian Entente

While the British were in Tibet,...

the Arctic 1909

Race to the North Pole

In 1909 American explorer Robert...

Asia Pacific 1920

Zhili–Anhui War

Since 1917 Duan Qirui and his Anhui...

Northern Eurasia 1920

Battle of Warsaw

In the west, the Soviets had beaten...

the Arctic 1921

Wrangel Island Fiasco

While Soviet Russia faced off...

Northern Eurasia 1927

Rise of Stalin

Lenin had fallen seriously ill in...