----- Original Message -----
From: Cathbleue
To: Picabiette
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:40 PM
Subject: La réponse sur Issuri

---- below Message from Marina Tolmacheva -----

Marina est vraiment une universitaire parfaite.

Voilà donc quelques éclairages sur Issuri, ton précédent arrêt.


p.s : Cahiers du Monde russe, 2000 janvier-mars (volume 41/1)
http://www.ehess.fr/editions/revues/cmr.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Marina Tolmacheva
To: Cathbleue
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: A question about Issuri

Sorry about the delay, I was traveling.

One might say that the immediate cause for the Russian advantage was the western aggression against China;
others might blame the Taiping rebellion of 1850-1864,
and general blame may be placed on the weakness of the Qing dynasty.

Among the background causes were Russian settlement in the region, Russian naval presence on the Pacific, and Russia's possession of superior and documented geographical information on frontier areas.

A decisive factor in the Russian acquisition of the Ussuri region was Russia's assistance to China when, during the Taiping rebellion, China had to fight two Anglo-French wars.

In compensation for that assistance Qing ceded the region to Russia by the treaty of 1860. For the earlier period, see my article in Cahiers du Monde russe, volume 41/1 (2000).

----- Original Message -----
From: Cathbleue
To: tolmache@wsu.edu
Cc: picabiette ; LaCath
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 12:50 AM
Subject: A question about Issuri

Hello Marina

A friend of mine, Picabiette, is now near Vladivostok.

She is going in few days to the Issuri area. She is looking to a lot of travelling guide and she can't find some information because she is not eveday online (Internet is expensive in russian cybercafe when you use it intensively)

And she would like to know why Issuri is in Russia and not in China ?

Can you help us to understand why.

Thank you in advance for you answer.

Cathbleue - Vitry sur Seine - RER C - Bus n°180