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The Romanovs' Hidden War: The Russo-Japanese Conflict
While the world remembers the Romanovs for their opulence and eventual downfall, few realize that Nicholas II’s reign was defined by a catastrophic gamble in the Far East. This episode explores the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, a conflict that shattered the myth of European invincibility and reshaped global power dynamics. We trace the diplomatic failures leading to the siege of Port Arthur, the naval disaster at Tsushima Strait, and the Treaty of Portsmouth mediated by Theodore Roosevelt. Through the eyes of Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky and General Kuropatkin, we examine how imperial…
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