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Imperial Japan and the Russian Revolution
Strangely enough, Japan’s ruling elites initially viewed the Russian Revolution favorably — until radical ideas started spreading to their colonies.
Tatiana Linkhoeva is assistant professor of history at New York University and the author of Revolution Goes East: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism.
Strangely enough, Japan’s ruling elites initially viewed the Russian Revolution favorably — until radical ideas started spreading to their colonies.