Fighting with the German espionage in the Far East during World War I: Russian-Japanese cooperation
On the basis of an extensive reservoir of unpublished documents from Russian and Japanese archives the experience of Russian-Japanese cooperation in countering German espionage in the Far East during the First World War is analyzed for the first time. The position of Priamurye Governor-Generalship, negotiations and cooperation between military and diplomatic representatives of Russia and Japan in the fight against the German influence in China are considered. It is proved that the cooperation of St. Petersburg and Tokyo was another clear example of the rapid improvement in Russian-Japanese relations after the war of 1904-1905.