The Image of Great Britain in the Pages of the Newspaper “Russkiye Vedomosti” during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)

The article analyzes the image of Great Britain as constructed by journalists of the Russian daily newspaper Russkie Vedomosti in 1904–1905, when the Russian Empire was at war with its Far Eastern neighbor, Japan, and Great Britain was one of its main competitors in the struggle for international influence, including in the Far East. During the Russo-Japanese War, correspondents of Russkie Vedomosti paid special attention in their reporting to the British Empire, its army and navy, and its socioeconomic and political development. Most of the newspaper’s coverage of Great Britain appeared in the sections “Night News”, “Foreign News”, “Telegraphic News” and “War”. The study concludes that, on the pages of the newspaper “Russkie Vedomosti”, Britain was portrayed as a powerful state with substantial economic and military potential, while simultaneously facing a number of serious internal socioeconomic problems and undergoing a gradual loss of its colonial possessions.