Russo-Japanese War

American  

[ruhs-oh-jap-uh-neez, -nees] / ˈrʌs oʊˈdʒæp əˌniz, -ˌnis /

noun

1. the war (1904–1905) between Russia and Japan.

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Russo-Japanese War British  

noun

1. a war (1904–05) between Russia and Japan, caused largely by rivalry over Korea and Manchuria. Russia suffered a series of major defeats

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Russo-Japanese War Cultural  

1. A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power.

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President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States was largely responsible for bringing the two sides together and working out a treaty. For his efforts, Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize for peace.

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Russo-Japanese War

Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War led to Russia’s first constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

He lived through bloody times — including the Russo-Japanese War — and seemed to enjoy trading rhetorical barbs as much as anyone.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

When Russia refused to compromise, Japan attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in the winter of 1904, beginning the Russo-Japanese War.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

This truly weird work — an operetta about, of all things, espionage in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2020

A period of literary as well as of political stagnation began, which lasted until the Russo-Japanese War.

From An Outline of Russian Literature by Baring, Maurice