Russian-British confrontation in Far East in late XIX century

The article considers the Russian-British confrontation in China in late XIX century. The Russian and foreign (British in particular) historiographies have different views of the causes and manifestations of the Russian-British political and economic contradictions in China. The researches’ disputes are explained by their different interpretations of the same events, which depend on their personal political positions. Besides, the views of scientists from previous epochs sometimes influence modern researches.

Far East, Russia, England, China, Chinese Eastern Railway, Treaty of Livadia (1879), Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1881), Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), Russo-Chinese bank (1895), Treaty of Moscow (1896), Russian-British agreement (1899)