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       Sakhalin
   DIR By: 90sRetroFan
       Date: March 16, 2021, 2:55 am
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       OLD CONTENT
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       NEVER FORGIVE. NEVER FORGET.
       Further information:
       en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karafuto_Prefecture#History
       --- Quote ---
       > Sakhalin Oblast was created in February 1946, and by March all
       towns, villages and streets were renamed with Russian
       names.[citation needed] More and more colonists began to arrive
       from mainland Russia, with whom the Japanese were obliged to
       share the limited stock of housing.[citation needed] In October
       1946 the Soviets began to repatriate all remaining
       Japanese.[citation needed] By 1950 most had been sent, willing
       or not, to Hokkaidō, though they had to leave all of their
       possessions behind, including any currency they had, Russian or
       Japanese.
       > ...
       > In 1951, at the Treaty of San Francisco, Japan was coerced and
       renounced its rights to Sakhalin, but did not formally
       acknowledge Soviet sovereignty over it.[3] Since that time, no
       final peace treaty has been signed between Japan and Russia, and
       the status of the neighboring Kuril Islands remains disputed.
       --- End Quote ---
       When will Japan remember who its real regional enemy is? When
       will "Sakhalin" be renamed Karafuto?
       ---
       A good article written by our enemies that can serve as a
       prequel to the previous post:
       www.amren.com/features/2020/01/1905-the-end-of-the-omnipotent-white-man/
       --- Quote ---
       > The beginning of the 20th century may be taken as the
       approximate high point of Western world domination, if not
       necessarily of European civilization itself. Whites made up some
       30 percent of the earth’s population and directly or indirectly
       controlled most of its territory; white economic and
       technological dominance were even more complete. American writer
       Lothrop Stoddard describes in colorful language our race’s
       serene confidence at that moment:
       >
       > The thought that white expansion could be stayed, much less
       reversed, never entered the head of one white man in a thousand.
       Why should it, since centuries of experience had taught the
       exact contrary? The settlement of America, Australasia, and
       Siberia, where the few colored aborigines vanished like smoke
       before the white advance; the conquest of brown Asia and the
       partition of Africa, where colored millions bowed with only
       sporadic resistance to mere handfuls of whites: both sets of
       phenomena combined to persuade the white man that he was
       invincible, and that the colored types would everywhere give way
       before him and his civilization.
       >
       > But in 1905, a surprising turn of events shocked white and
       non-white alike. Japan gained a decisive military victory over a
       sprawling European empire with a population more than three
       times its own: Russia. No one expected such an outcome, yet it
       was to prove a sign of much to come.
       > ...
       > Prominent Russian industrialists began displaying an ominous
       interest in Korea’s lumber resources. Japan, despairing of
       negotiation, started preparing for war in late 1903.
       >
       > The Russians knew this, but did not bother with
       counter-preparations. They had nothing but contempt for the
       Japanese: Tsar Alexander III called them “monkeys who play
       Europeans,” and ordinary Russians joked that they would smother
       the “macaques” with their caps. It was a largely race-based
       overconfidence, and it was to prove fatal.
       > ...
       > At the beginning of 1905, the Japanese forced the surrender of
       Port Arthur. A more decisive engagement, however, began the
       following month near the town of Mukden (modern Shenyang), some
       240 miles to the north. It was the largest battle since
       Napoleonic times, pitting 330,000 Russians against 270,000
       Japanese over a period of 18 days. The Russians abandoned the
       field after losing 89,000 men. The land war was over.
       >
       > But Russia had one more card to play. Its Baltic and Black Sea
       fleets had been ordered to the Far East for the relief of Port
       Arthur: a journey of 18,000 nautical miles via the Indian Ocean.
       Once Port Arthur fell, their mission was redefined as linking up
       with Russia’s pacific fleet at Vladivostok to coordinate a naval
       attack on Japan. The Baltic Fleet never reached Vladivostok,
       however; the Japanese correctly guessed the Russian ships would
       try to pass through the Tsushima Strait between the Japanese
       Islands and Korea, and lay in wait as they approached on May 27,
       1905. The Russian fleet was more heavily armed, but in poor
       condition after its long journey. Japan’s ships, some of which
       had been built in Britain and the United States, were more
       maneuverable. The Japanese won a decisive victory, destroying
       two-thirds of the Russian fleet.
       > ...
       > The French journalist René Pinon witnessed the arrival of the
       first Russian prisoners of war in Japan — probably regular
       soldiers and not “uncouth” reservists — and describes how
       conscious all his fellow-observers were of the event’s racial
       significance:
       >
       > What a triumph, what a revenge for the little Nippons to see
       thus humiliated these big, splendid men who, for them,
       represented not only Russia but those Europeans whom they so
       detest! [NB: Japanese were literally smaller than Europeans at
       the time due to inferior nutrition.] This scene tragic in its
       simplicity, these whites vanquished and captive, defiling before
       those free and triumphant yellows — this was not Russia beaten
       by Japan, not the defeat of one nation by another; it was
       something new, enormous, prodigious; it was the victory of one
       world over another; it was the revenge which effaced the
       centuries of humiliations borne by Asia; it was the awakening
       hope of the Oriental people; it was the first blow given to the
       other race, to that accursed race of the West, which for so many
       years had triumphed without even having to struggle. And the
       Japanese crowd felt all this, and the few other Asiatics who
       found themselves there shared in this triumph. The humiliation
       of these whites was solemn, frightful. I completely forgot that
       these captives were Russians, and I would add that the other
       Europeans there, though anti-Russian, also were forced to feel
       that these captives were their own kind.
       > ...
       > Russia agreed to evacuate Manchuria, recognize Japanese
       interests in Korea, and cede the southern half of Sakhalin
       Island; Japan agreed to seek no financial indemnity from Russia.
       > ...
       > Appreciation of the Russo-Japanese War’s racial significance
       was not limited to the actual combatants. Lothrop Stoddard
       writes that the war inspired “an understanding between Asiatic
       and African races and creeds . . . a ‘Pan-Colored’ alliance
       against white domination.” He wrote that Japan’s victory
       “produced intensely exciting effects all over the Dark Continent
       [and] sent a feverish tremor throughout Islam.”
       >
       > Chinese statesman Sun Yat-sen was sailing through the Suez
       Canal in 1905 when the news of Japan’s victory broke. The
       locals, mistaking him for a Japanese, enthusiastically
       congratulated him on his people’s great victory, calling it a
       triumph for all colored people. Muslim leaders called for
       political alliances and commercial relations with the Japanese —
       even for the reorganization of Oriental armies under Japanese
       direction. A few dreamed of converting them to Islam.
       --- End Quote ---
       This is why Western civilization had to hit Japan so hard in
       WWII. Western civilization was symbolically punishing not just
       Japan, but the entire "non-white" world.
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       Re: Sakhalin
   DIR By: rp
       Date: March 24, 2022, 9:39 am
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       "When will Japan remember who its real regional enemy is? When
       will "Sakhalin" be renamed Karafuto?"
       Hopefully soon, otherwise, we might see the realization of
       Dugin's "Moscow-Tokyo axis".
       #Post#: 12790--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sakhalin
   DIR By: rp
       Date: April 13, 2022, 8:23 pm
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       #Post#: 33021--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Japan
   DIR By: Murkadin
       Date: August 14, 2026, 3:52 am
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       Someone smelled blood in the water, look who showed up...  :)
  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDbRZEZqynI
       #Post#: 33022--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sakhalin
   DIR By: 90sRetroFan
       Date: August 14, 2026, 4:09 am
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       I have always argued that Japan should just militarily take back
       all its territories that Russia has stolen. Doing so now as
       Russia remains occupied with Ukraine is as good a time as any. A
       decisive military victory over Russia (preferably involving as
       many Russian deaths as possible) will also help restore Japanese
       self-confidence that has been lacking for so long.
       #Post#: 33025--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sakhalin
   DIR By: TurtleDove
       Date: August 14, 2026, 9:39 am
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       --- Quote from: 90sRetroFan link ---
       >
       > I have always argued that Japan should just militarily take
       back all its territories that Russia has stolen. Doing so now as
       Russia remains occupied with Ukraine is as good a time as any. A
       decisive military victory over Russia (preferably involving as
       many Russian deaths as possible) will also help restore Japanese
       self-confidence that has been lacking for so long.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Good as time as any to get some war time experience using this
       thing too:
       "Japan's Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA)
       installed and successfully test-fired an electromagnetic railgun
       from the maritime test ship JS Asuka. The prototype fires 40mm
       hypersonic projectiles at speeds reaching Mach 6 to Mach 7 (over
       2,000 m/s), aiming to counter incoming missiles and fast naval
       threats."
       "A 1.5-inch (40 mm) disc rail gun shell is an unusually large,
       non-standard disc-shaped conductive armature designed for custom
       or experimental electromagnetic accelerators, differing vastly
       from standard military or commercial handheld Gauss/coil rifles
       which typically fire small dowel pins or half-inch slugs."
       "The disc must be manufactured from a highly conductive,
       magnetically responsive metal (such as specific steel or
       aluminum alloys) and precisely machined to prevent jamming in
       the bore."
       "True railguns require sliding or rolling physical contact with
       dual parallel conductive rails, making disc geometry prone to
       high-speed arcing, yaw, or destabilization upon exit."
       ;D
       #Post#: 33026--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sakhalin
   DIR By: 90sRetroFan
       Date: August 14, 2026, 3:48 pm
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       History refresher:
  HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War
       --- Quote ---
       > Tsarist Russia, as a major imperial power, had ambitions in
       the East. By the 1890s it had extended its realm across Central
       Asia to Afghanistan, absorbing local states in the process. The
       Russian Empire stretched from Poland in the west to the
       Kamchatka Peninsula in the east.[15] With its construction of
       the Trans-Siberian Railway to the port of Vladivostok, Russia
       hoped to further consolidate its influence and presence in the
       region. In the Tsushima incident of 1861 Russia had directly
       assaulted Japanese territory.
       > ...
       > The 1890s and 1900s marked the height of the "Yellow Peril"
       propaganda by the German government, and the German Emperor
       Wilhelm II (r. 1888–1918) often wrote letters to his
       cousin Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, praising him as the
       "saviour of the white race" and urging Russia forward in
       Asia.[29][30] From November 1894 onward, Wilhelm had been
       writing letters praising Nicholas as Europe's defender from the
       "Yellow Peril", assuring the Tsar that God Himself had "chosen"
       Russia to defend Europe from the alleged Asian threat.[31] On 1
       November 1902 Wilhelm wrote to Nicholas that "certain symptoms
       in the East seem to show that Japan is becoming a rather
       restless customer" and "it is evident to every unbiased mind
       that Korea must and will be Russian".[29] Wilhelm ended his
       letter with the warning that Japan and China would soon unite
       against Europe, writing:
       >
       > Twenty to thirty million Chinese, supported by a half dozen
       Japanese divisions, led by competent, intrepid Japanese
       officers, full of hatred for Christianity – that is a vision of
       the future that cannot be contemplated without concern, and it
       is not impossible. On the contrary, it is the realisation of the
       yellow peril, which I described a few years ago and I was
       ridiculed by the majority of people for my graphic depiction of
       it ... Your devoted friend and cousin, Willy, Admiral of the
       Atlantic.[32]
       > ...
       > A recurring theme of Wilhelm's letters to Nicholas was that
       "Holy Russia" had been "chosen" by God to save the "entire white
       race" from the "Yellow Peril", and that Russia was "entitled" to
       annex all of Korea, Manchuria, and northern China up to
       Beijing.[45] Wilhelm went on to assure Nicholas that once Russia
       had defeated Japan, this would be a deadly blow to British
       diplomacy, and that the two emperors, the self-proclaimed
       "Admiral of the Atlantic" and the "Admiral of the Pacific",
       would rule Eurasia together
       > ...
       > ...undertaking the protection and defence of the White Race,
       and with it, Christian civilization, against the Yellow Race.
       And whatever the Japs are determined to ensure the domination of
       the Yellow Race in East Asia, to put themselves at its head and
       organise and lead it into battle against the White Race. That is
       the kernel of the situation, and therefore there can be very
       little doubt about where the sympathies of all half-way
       intelligent Europeans should lie. England betrayed Europe's
       interests to America in a cowardly and shameful way over the
       Panama Canal question, so as to be left in 'peace' by the
       Yankees. Will the 'Tsar' likewise betray the interests of the
       White Race to the Yellow as to be 'left in peace' and not
       embarrass the Hague tribunal too much?.[46]
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Does this remind you of anyone?
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       Continuing:
       --- Quote ---
       > The Tsar himself repeatedly delayed negotiations with the
       Japanese government as he believed that he was protected by God
       and the autocracy.[49] The Japanese understanding of this can be
       seen in a telegram from Japanese minister of foreign affairs,
       Komura, to the minister to Russia, in which he stated:
       >
       > ...the Japanese government have at all times during the
       progress of the negotiations made it a special point to give
       prompt answers to all propositions of the Russian government.
       The negotiations have now been pending for no less than four
       months, and they have not yet reached a stage where the final
       issue can with certainty be predicted. In these circumstances
       the Japanese government cannot but regard with grave concern the
       situation for which the delays in negotiations are largely
       responsible.[50]
       --- End Quote ---
       Does this remind you of anyone?
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       Continuing:
       --- Quote ---
       > Russia unwisely calculated and supposed that Japan would not
       go to war against Russia's far larger and seemingly superior
       navy and army. Nicholas held the Japanese in contempt as "yellow
       monkeys", and he took for granted that the Japanese would simply
       yield in the face of Russia's superior power, which thus
       explains his unwillingness to compromise.[52] Evidence of
       Russia's false sense of security and superiority to Japan is
       seen by Russian reference to Japan's choosing war as a big
       mistake.[53]
       > ...
       > Japan issued a declaration of war on 8 February 1904.[58]
       However, three hours before Japan's declaration of war was
       received by the Russian government, and without warning, the
       Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the Russian Far East Fleet at
       Port Arthur.[59]
       >
       > Tsar Nicholas II was stunned by news of the attack. He could
       not believe that Japan would commit an act of war without a
       formal declaration
       > ...
       > Japan, in response, made reference to the Russian attack on
       Sweden in 1808 without declaration of war
       --- End Quote ---
       ;D
       --- Quote ---
       > The Qing Empire favoured the Japanese position and even
       offered military aid, but Japan declined it.
       > ...
       > During the fighting in Manchuria, there were Russian troops
       that looted and burned some Chinese villages, **** women and
       often killed those who resisted or did not understand what they
       wanted.[86] The Russian justification for all this was that
       Chinese civilians, being Asian, must have been helping their
       fellow Asians (the Japanese) inflict defeat on the Russians, and
       therefore deserved to be punished. The Russian troops were
       gripped by the fear of the "Yellow Peril", and saw all Asians,
       not just the Japanese, as the enemy.[86] All of the Russian
       soldiers were much feared by the Chinese population of
       Manchuria, but it was the Cossacks whom they feared the most on
       the account of their brutality and insatiable desire to loot.
       Largely because of the more disciplined behavior of the
       Japanese, the Han and Manchu population of Manchuria tended to
       be pro-Japanese.[86]
       > ...
       > The Japanese hired Chinese bandits known variously as the
       honghuzi, hunghutze, or khunkhuzy to engage in guerrilla warfare
       by attacking Russian supply columns.[66] Only once did the
       honghuzi attack Japanese forces, and that attack was apparently
       motivated by the honghuzi mistaking the Japanese forces for a
       Russian one.[88]
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Contrast with:
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       :(
       Continuing:
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       > In the parts of Manchuria occupied by the Japanese, Tokyo
       appointed "civil governors" who worked to improve health,
       sanitation and the state of the roads.[88] These activities were
       also self-interested, as improved roads lessened Japanese
       logistics problems while improved health amongst the Chinese
       lessened the dangers of diseases infecting the Japanese troops.
       By contrast, the Russians made no effort to improve sanitation
       or health amongst the Chinese, and destroyed everything when
       they retreated.
       --- End Quote ---
       Also note:
       --- Quote ---
       > Although the war had ended in a victory for Japan, Japanese
       public opinion was shocked by the very restrained peace terms
       which were negotiated at the war's end.[114] Widespread
       discontent spread through the populace upon the announcement of
       the treaty terms, causing the Hibiya incendiary incident. Riots
       erupted in major cities in Japan following the incident,
       including demonstrations in front of the US Legation in Tokyo.
       Two specific requirements, expected after such a costly victory,
       were especially lacking: territorial gains and monetary
       reparations to Japan. The peace accord led to feelings of
       distrust, as the Japanese had intended to retain all of Sakhalin
       Island but were forced to settle for half of it after being
       pressured by the United States, with President Roosevelt opting
       to support Nicholas II's stance on not ceding territory or
       paying reparations.
       --- End Quote ---
       ::)
       I wonder why?
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       Continuing:
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       > Certainly the Japanese success increased self-confidence among
       anti-colonial nationalists in colonised Asian countries –
       Vietnamese, Indonesians, Indians and Filipinos – and to those in
       declining countries like the Ottoman Empire and Persia in
       immediate danger of being absorbed by the Western
       powers.[125][126] It also encouraged the Chinese who, despite
       having been at war with the Japanese only a decade before, still
       considered Westerners the greater threat. As Sun Yat-sen
       commented, "We regarded that Russian defeat by Japan as the
       defeat of the West by the East. We regarded the Japanese victory
       as our own victory".[127] Even in far-off Tibet the war was a
       subject of conversation when Sven Hedin visited the Panchen Lama
       in February 1907.[128] While for Jawaharlal Nehru, then only an
       aspiring politician in British India, "Japan's victory lessened
       the feeling of inferiority from which most of us suffered. A
       great European power had been defeated, thus Asia could still
       defeat Europe as it had done in the past."[129] Within the
       Ottoman Empire, the Committee of Union and Progress embraced
       Japan as a role model.[130]
       >
       > Like many Asians, many African Americans welcomed the Japanese
       victory as a blow against global white supremacy. Whether left
       or right, moderate or radical, black politicians and activists
       saw Japan as a role model
       --- End Quote ---
       #Post#: 33307--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sakhalin
   DIR By: 90sRetroFan
       Date: September 9, 2026, 2:50 am
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  HTML https://www.rferl.org/amp/russia-japan-monument-khabarovsk-flower-smashing/33849309.html
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       > Emblem-Shattering Monument In Russia Sparks Outcry In Japan
       > ...
       > One day before the unveiling of a World War II memorial in the
       Siberian city of Khabarovsk on September 4, Japan's Consulate
       General urgently requested an amendment.
       >
       > The 15-meter-high monument to the Soviet victory over Japan
       depicts a granite border post being shattered under the rifle
       butt of an advancing Soviet soldier. Across the broken marker is
       a cracked imperial crest of Japan.
       >
       > The chrysanthemum flower emblem was used during World War II
       by Nazi-allied Japanese forces, but it remains a de facto emblem
       of Japan in lieu of a formal coat of arms. Today the 16-petalled
       flower symbol is used by the Japanese emperor and features on
       the country's passports.
       > ...
       > Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed
       Japanese calls to remove the monument.
       --- End Quote ---
       [img width=484
       height=1280]
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       Asking Russia to remove it is pointless. Japan should just bomb
       the site directly!
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