The Forgotten Story of Vladivostok that still haunts China Russia relations
Among the pantheon of Russian heroes, one face peers eastward from the 5,000 ruble note—Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky. He is the man who delivered Russia its greatest Asian conquest without firing a shot. While Russians celebrate him as a diplomatic mastermind, his legacy represents one of history’s most calculated betrayals, one that continues to shadow China-Russia relations … Read more