Civil administration in Southern Sakhalin in 1945-1947: features and results
https://doi.org/10.24412/2686-9675-1-2025-151-165
Abstract
The article presents the results of the analysis of the activities of the Civil Administration of South Sakhalin in managing the region in the period 1945-1947. The tasks and difficulties that the civil administration had to face in managing the region, where the majority of the population were Japanese, are considered. Particular attention is paid to the interaction of the head of the civil administration of South Sakhalin Dmitry Kryukov with the military and the former Japanese leadership, the reforms carried out in the field of economy, labor and social life of citizens. The ways of solving the problem of mutual understanding between the two peoples, the peculiarities of the interaction of Soviet citizens with the Japanese population of the island up to the moment of repatriation of the Japanese population, and the dynamics of the relationship of the Japanese civilian population to the establishment of Soviet power in South Sakhalin are considered.
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About the Authors
R. R. Magdeev
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Magdeev Rafik Rashitovich, Senior Lecturer Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies
Kazan st. Pushkin 1/55
B. R. Khismatullin
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Khismatullin Bulat Rinatovich, Associate Professor, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies
Kazan st. Pushkin 1/55
E. A. Kolotova
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kolotova Evgenia Alekseevna, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies
Kazan st. Pushkin 1/55
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Magdeev R.R., Khismatullin B.R., Kolotova E.A. Civil administration in Southern Sakhalin in 1945-1947: features and results. Modern Oriental Studies. 2025;7(1):151-165. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24412/2686-9675-1-2025-151-165
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