The paper aims to identify the forms and level of the Chinese involvement in the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905. The article considers the issue of the Bogdyhan Empire’s political, military and economic assistance to Japan and analyses changes in China’s political course conditioned by specificity of the military situation in Manchuria in 1904-1905. Scientific originality of the study involves analysing previously unpublished sources, which has allowed the author to reveal the level of the Chinese assistance to Japan and to identify changes in dynamics of the Chinese-Japanese cooperation in different periods of the Russian-Japanese war. The research findings are as follows: the basic factors that determined the Russian military strategy and tactics during the Russian-Japanese war are singled out.
本文旨在厘清中国参与1904-1905年俄日战争的形式和程度。本文以博格德汗帝国对日本的政治、军事和经济援助问题为研究对象,并分析了1904-1905年满洲军事形势的特殊性对中国政治进程的影响。本研究的科学新奇在于分析了以往未发表的资料,从而揭示了中国对日援助的水平,揭示了俄日战争不同时期中日合作的动态变化。研究结果如下:梳理了俄日战争时期决定俄罗斯军事战略战术的基本因素。