Reflection of military and revolutionary events of 1905 in the pages of the newspaper «Kavkaz»
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-2-159-172
EDN: OMYGHO
Abstract
The article examines the editorial policy of the newspaper «Kavkaz» in covering the military and revolutionary events in Russia in 1905. Published in Tiflis, the newspaper informed provincial readers about current socio-political developments in the country. An analysis of its publications addressing the Russo-Japanese War and the First Russian Revolution reveals that the Kavkaz endorsed the domestic and foreign policies of the autocracy and shaped public opinion in the Caucasus region. The need to maintain peace and stability in the Caucasus dictated a cautious approach to reporting these events. The newspaper’s content was marked by ideological conservatism, linking military failures on the warfronts to the revolutionary movement. Society was steered against the revolution, while Russia’s defeat in the war with Japan was attributed to internal unrest. These disturbances later weakened the foundations of the autocratic regime in Russia and set the stage for subsequent revolutionary upheavals.periodicals, newspaper, Caucasus, editorial office, Russo-Japanese War, First Russian Revolution
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Supporting agencies: The study was financially supported by an Internal grant from KBSU. Agreement No. 14 dated 07/09/2024
About the Authors
Zareta Kh. Soblirova
https://kbsu.ru/employees/soblirova-zareta-hasanbievna/
Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov
Russian Federation
Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov
Russian Federation
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor
Lina R. Gaunova
Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
graduate student
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Soblirova Z.Kh., Gaunova L.R. Reflection of military and revolutionary events of 1905 in the pages of the newspaper «Kavkaz». Kavkazologiya. 2025;(2):159-172. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-2-159-172. EDN: OMYGHO
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