Publication details
Jižní Sachalin: Rusko, Japonsko, SSSR/Rusko
| Title in English | Southern Sakhalin: Russia, Japan, USSR/Russia |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Země a cesty |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Earth magnetism, geography |
| Keywords | Karafuto - history - economy - population - present state |
| Description | Russo-Japanese War from 1904 to 1905 revealed the inner weakness and comprehensive backwardness of tsarist Russia. The defeat of Russia in the war had, in addition to serious domestic political consequences in the form of the first Russian revolution, the impact on the distribution of power and territory in the Far East. The Russian government has ceeded Japan the southern part of Sakhalin Island. It immediately began renaming of Russian and Aini geographical names and mass resettlement. Karafuto soon became one of the main sources of raw materials for the island nation. Contribution resulted from the rich fisheries and mineral resources. Japanese military plans in 1941-45 were remade three times and have always had invasive nature of the conquest of the northern half of the island and adjacent Asian mainland. At the Yalta Conference "Big Three" in February 1945, the Allies agreed that the Kuril Islands and South Sakhalin will be returned to the USSR. Beautiful nature of the coast and the interior of the island has yet to be discovered. Besides Japanese heritage to places of interest ranks prehistoric fortified settlement, rare caves, rich hunting and fishing grounds. Annually, about 300 bears are authorized for hunting. |