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Early Russo-Japanese Relations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2011
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The study of Russo-Japanese relations falls naturally into two parts: a period primarily of private initiative (ca. 1700 to ca. 1850) and one of government leadership (ca. 1850 to present). This is a survey of the earlier phase of Russo-Japanese contacts.
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