The Boxer Rebellion and the Standpoint of the Russian Press

摘要

The article is devoted to the examination of the reaction of the Russian press towards the Boxer Rebellion in China. The events connected with the Boxer Rebellion in China had a very strong influence on Russian society and its press. The development of Boxer Rebellion and the suppression of it made Russia define its position on the question of China and at the same time became one of the most important topics for the Russian press in 1900. The discussion of the problem revealed the different points of view and the different approaches towards the solution of this problem in Russian Far Eastern policy.