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Author Archives: SERGEI V. CHUGROV

Posted inEastern Europe & Russia, Russia

RUSSIA and the FAR EAST: Russia and Japan

by SERGEI V. CHUGROV 22/09/199502/08/2020

THE PART OF RUSSIA THAT FACES JAPAN IS called in Russian dalnii vostok, which means “far east.” A stretch of Japanese coast on the opposite side of the Sea of Japan traditionally bears the Japanese name omote-no Nihon, which means “Japan’s backyard.” Whether both countries can turn around and finally face each other is an open question.

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