The Launch of the Volunteer Fleet: Late Imperial Russia and the âEmpire Routeâ
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We examine the first decade that the Russian Volunteer Fleet, established due to the patriotic upsurge that followed the Russo-Turkish War of 1877â78, connected Odessa with the Russian Far East after 1879. We also discuss government support for Russian shipsâ passage through the Suez Canal, triggered by the opening of the Chinese and Indian routes of the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company in 1871. The history of shipping trade in late Imperial Russia gives us hints regarding the scarcely examined relations between Russia and the global economy. Using documents from the Russian State Historical Archive in St. Petersburg, we reveal what Russiaâs ruling politicians expected from maritime transportation. We argue that Russiaâs shipping network, despite its many foreign ports of call, developed to promote the consolidation and development of domestic maritime trade. Some involved in Russiaâs shipping trade thought that entering international trade was contrary to national interest.
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The Launch of the Volunteer Fleet: Late Imperial Russia and the âEmpire Routeâ
In: Asian Review of World HistoriesSearch for other papers by Yukimura Sakon in
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Abstract
We examine the first decade that the Russian Volunteer Fleet, established due to the patriotic upsurge that followed the Russo-Turkish War of 1877â78, connected Odessa with the Russian Far East after 1879. We also discuss government support for Russian shipsâ passage through the Suez Canal, triggered by the opening of the Chinese and Indian routes of the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company in 1871. The history of shipping trade in late Imperial Russia gives us hints regarding the scarcely examined relations between Russia and the global economy. Using documents from the Russian State Historical Archive in St. Petersburg, we reveal what Russiaâs ruling politicians expected from maritime transportation. We argue that Russiaâs shipping network, despite its many foreign ports of call, developed to promote the consolidation and development of domestic maritime trade. Some involved in Russiaâs shipping trade thought that entering international trade was contrary to national interest.
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