The Far East - The Future of Russia's Imperial Economy

Russia sold alaska to the united states in 18 67. But they had no intention of pulling back from the pacific. In 18 58, and then again in 18 60, russia sin treaties with ching dynasty china,. establishing a new border between ch China and what was becoming called the russian far east. As soon as these treaties were signed, russia immediately started building their first permanent pacific port, vladi vostok. The minister who would wind up taking the lead on russia's political, economic and diplomatic interests in the far east is somebody we already know very well, serge vita.