Izvestiya of Saratov University.
History. International Relations
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)

меньшевики

Japan as perceived by the Mensheviks on the pages of the “Iskra” newspaper (1904–1905)

The article is devoted to the study of the image of Japan presented on the pages of the newspaper “Iskra”, the organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, which also became the period of the Mensheviks’ dominance in the editorial board of the newspaper.

Япония в представлениях меньшевиков на страницах газеты «Искра» (1904–1905 гг.).

Статья посвящена изучению образа Японии, представленному на страницах органа Российской социал-демократической рабочей партии (РСДРП) – газеты «Искра» во время русско-японской войны 1904–1905 гг., которое также стало периодом главенства меньшевиков в редакции газеты.

Saratov Mensheviks in 1921–1923-s: under the Press of Soviet Power

In the article, based on the reference sources of local Archives and the periodical press, the activity of Mensheviks in Saratov and Province at the beginning of 1920-s is analysed, the changes which took place in the composition of the party and also the forms and methods of resistance to the increasing pressure of Bolsheviks in the context of formation and consolidation of Soviet Power are revealed.