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The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North, and Southeast Asia. [1] [2] South Asia is sometimes also included in the definition of the term.
The Russian Far East (Russian: Дальний Восток России, IPA: [ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ]) is a region in North Asia.It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent, and is coextensive with the Far Eastern Federal District, which encompasses the area between Lake Baikal and the Pacific Ocean.
Renaming of geographical objects in the Russian Far East of the Soviet Union (Russian: Переименование географических объектов на Дальнем Востоке) was a process massive [1] change in the names of geographical objects and settlements in Primorsky Krai, as well as in Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast, from predominantly Chinese and some local ...
The Far Eastern Republic was established in the later stages of the Russian Civil War. During the Civil War local authorities generally controlled the towns and cities of the Russian Far East, cooperating to a greater or lesser extent with the White Siberian government of Alexander Kolchak and with the succeeding invading forces of the Japanese Army.
Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East and Southeast Asia. It may also refer to the following: Far East (film), a 1982 Australian drama film; Far East (play), an A. R. Gurney play Far East (2001 film), an American adaptation of the play directed by Daniel J. Sullivan
The Far Eastern Federal District was established on 13 May 2000 by President Vladimir Putin. [5] It is currently governed by presidential envoy Yury Trutnev. In November 2018, Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai were added to the federal district. [6] The seat of the Far Eastern Federal District was moved from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok in December ...
The temperate rainforests of the Russian Far East are within the Russian federal subjects Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai and contains the Sikhote-Alin mountain range. Found within the Russian Federation , this area is one of the most productive and diverse forests in the world and also contains one of the highest endangered species ...
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trial and the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on 29 April 1946 to try leaders of the Empire of Japan for their crimes against peace, conventional war crimes, and crimes against humanity, leading up to and during the Second World War. [1]