Juliana Kadeshnikova

Archives & Sources

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Archival research has been central to my work as a historian. I have worked with diplomatic, institutional, economic, corporate, and personal sources, particularly for research on Soviet foreign relations and the reconstruction of Soviet–Japanese economic contacts after the Second World War.

My archival experience includes research in Russian repositories and work with material connected to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. I have also used business and personal sources to reconstruct negotiations, professional networks, and the practical mechanisms through which international economic relations were rebuilt.

This section brings together notes on significant collections, source types, and research pathways. Where archival and copyright rules permit, I will also provide references and research aids that may be useful to other scholars.

Areas of archival work

Soviet and Russian diplomatic records
international trade and economic relations
Soviet–Japanese business contacts
institutional and corporate records
diaries, memoirs, and personal papers
sources relating to everyday life and material culture

Archives et sources

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La recherche en archives est au cœur de mon travail d’historienne. J’ai travaillé avec des sources diplomatiques, institutionnelles, économiques, commerciales et personnelles, en particulier pour mes recherches sur les relations extérieures soviétiques et la reconstruction des contacts économiques soviéto-japonais après la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Mon expérience des archives comprend des recherches dans des dépôts russes et un travail sur des documents liés au Ministère des Affaires étrangères de la Fédération de Russie. J’ai également utilisé des sources commerciales et personnelles pour reconstituer les négociations, les réseaux professionnels et les mécanismes concrets par lesquels les relations économiques internationales ont été reconstruites.

Cette section rassemble des notes sur des fonds significatifs, des types de sources et des pistes de recherche. Dans la mesure où les règles d’archivage et de droit d’auteur le permettent, je fournirai également des références et des aides à la recherche susceptibles d’être utiles à d’autres chercheurs.

Domaines de travail archivistique

documents diplomatiques soviétiques et russes
commerce international et relations économiques
contacts d’affaires soviéto-japonais
archives institutionnelles et d’entreprise
journaux, mémoires et papiers personnels
sources relatives à la vie quotidienne et à la culture matérielle

Curriculum Vitae

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Academic profile

Historian specialising in modern Russian and Soviet history, international economic relations, Russia–Japan relations, and the history of everyday life, with a decade of parallel experience in international trade at a major Japanese trading house.

Education

Candidate of Historical Sciences (PhD-equivalent), History — Saint Petersburg State University, 2010 Dissertation: Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan from the Mid-1950s to the Early 1980s Specialty: 07.00.02 — Russian History Supervisor: Prof. Mikhail V. Khodyakov Defended: 23 September 2010

University Diploma in French Studies — CIREFE, Université Rennes 2, 2011–2012 French as a foreign language (FLE), level B2–C1 (DELF-equivalent).

Master of Research in History — Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, 1999–2005

Academic experience

Professor of History and International Relations — Saint Petersburg State University, 2007–2010 Teaching and research in History and International Relations; four years of university teaching, including large lecture courses.

Archival research in major Russian repositories, participation in international research programmes, and the organisation of seminars and conferences with partner universities in Russia and France.

Professional experience (international trade)

Head of Financial Analysis Department — Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Saint Petersburg, 2007–2010 Support of the commercial function, management of client contracts, market studies, financial forecasting and analysis.

Executive Assistant / Regional Representative — Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Yekaterinburg, 2000–2007 Commercial representative for the Urals region: lobbying and business relations, negotiation of industrial contracts, work with local authorities, and the introduction of Japanese products to the regional market.

Research fields

Modern Russian and Soviet history
International and economic history
Russia–Japan and Soviet–Japanese relations
Trade and economic diplomacy
Fisheries relations, marine ecology, resource conservation and maritime law
History of Soviet science, including the history of glaciology
History of everyday life
Wine and cultural history

Selected conference activity

2011 — London, United Kingdom Third European Congress on World and Global History (ENIUGH). Paper: “The Restoration of the Soviet–Japanese Trade and Economic Relations after the Second World War.” The published congress programme lists Juliana Kadeshnikova with Saint Petersburg State University.

2006 — London, United Kingdom Academic presentation on Russian–Japanese relations: “Difficult but Intense Friendship: Russia and Japan,” developed in the context of an academic session involving former Japanese Ambassador to Russia Koji Watanabe.

Conference papers in Russia (Perm, Saint Petersburg) addressed Mitsui and the development of Japanese private capital (1880–1918), Soviet–Japanese fisheries relations, the consequences of the 200-mile economic zones, and Russia–Japan trade in the 1990s.

Professional membership

Member of the Société Française d’Études Japonaises (SFEJ). Research contacts with Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Rennes 2, Université Lyon III, and Universität Leipzig.

Languages

French (C1) · English (fluent) · Russian (native) · Japanese (A2)

Public history

Alongside historical research, I develop work on wine history, material culture, consumption, and public history in Switzerland, combining archival curiosity with professional training in sommellerie.

Curriculum Vitae

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Profil académique

Historienne spécialisée dans l’histoire russe et soviétique moderne, les relations économiques internationales, les relations russo-japonaises et l’histoire de la vie quotidienne, avec une décennie d’expérience parallèle dans le commerce international au sein d’une grande maison de commerce japonaise.

Formation

Candidate ès sciences historiques (équivalent doctorat), histoire — Université d’État de Saint-Pétersbourg, 2010 Thèse : Relations commerciales et économiques entre l’URSS et le Japon du milieu des années 1950 au début des années 1980 Spécialité : 07.00.02 — Histoire de la Russie Directeur : Prof. Mikhaïl V. Khodiakov Soutenue le 23 septembre 2010

Diplôme universitaire d’études françaises — CIREFE, Université Rennes 2, 2011–2012 Français langue étrangère (FLE), niveau B2–C1 (équivalent DELF).

Master de recherche en histoire — Université fédérale de l’Oural, Iekaterinbourg, 1999–2005

Expérience académique

Professeure d’histoire et de relations internationales — Université d’État de Saint-Pétersbourg, 2007–2010 Enseignement et recherche en histoire et relations internationales ; quatre ans d’enseignement universitaire, y compris des cours magistraux à effectif important.

Recherche dans les principales archives russes, participation à des programmes de recherche internationaux, et organisation de séminaires et de colloques avec des universités partenaires en Russie et en France.

Expérience professionnelle (commerce international)

Chef du département d’analyse financière — Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Saint-Pétersbourg, 2007–2010 Soutien de la fonction commerciale, gestion des contrats clients, études de marché, prévisions et analyses financières.

Assistante de direction / Représentante régionale — Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Iekaterinbourg, 2000–2007 Représentante commerciale pour la région de l’Oural : lobbying et relations commerciales, négociation de contrats industriels, travail avec les autorités locales et introduction de produits japonais sur le marché régional.

Domaines de recherche

Histoire russe et soviétique moderne
Histoire internationale et économique
Relations russo-japonaises et soviéto-japonaises
Commerce et diplomatie économique
Relations halieutiques, écologie marine, conservation des ressources et droit maritime
Histoire de la science soviétique, dont l’histoire de la glaciologie
Histoire de la vie quotidienne
Vin et histoire culturelle

Activité scientifique sélectionnée

2011 — Londres, Royaume-Uni Troisième Congrès européen d’histoire mondiale et globale (ENIUGH). Communication : « La restauration des relations commerciales et économiques soviéto-japonaises après la Seconde Guerre mondiale ». Le programme publié du congrès mentionne Juliana Kadeshnikova, Université d’État de Saint-Pétersbourg.

2006 — Londres, Royaume-Uni Présentation académique sur les relations russo-japonaises : « Difficult but Intense Friendship: Russia and Japan », développée dans le cadre d’une session associant l’ancien ambassadeur du Japon en Russie Koji Watanabe.

Communications en Russie (Perm, Saint-Pétersbourg) sur Mitsui et le développement du capital privé japonais (1880–1918), les relations halieutiques soviéto-japonaises, les conséquences des zones économiques de 200 milles et le commerce russo-japonais dans les années 1990.

Appartenance professionnelle

Membre de la Société Française d’Études Japonaises (SFEJ). Contacts de recherche avec Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, l’Université Rennes 2, l’Université Lyon III et l’Université de Leipzig.

Langues

Français (C1) · Anglais (courant) · Russe (langue maternelle) · Japonais (A2)

Histoire publique

Parallèlement à la recherche historique, je développe un travail sur l’histoire du vin, la culture matérielle, la consommation et l’histoire publique en Suisse, en combinant curiosité archivistique et formation professionnelle en sommellerie.

Vin, culture et histoire

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Mon intérêt pour le vin naît des mêmes questions qui structurent mes recherches historiques : comment les biens circulent, comment les pratiques acquièrent un sens, et comment les habitudes du quotidien relient les structures économiques à la culture et à la mémoire.

Le vin n’est donc pas séparé de mon travail d’historienne. C’est un objet particulièrement riche pour étudier le commerce, la consommation, la culture matérielle, la distinction sociale, l’identité régionale et la transmission des savoirs.

Je travaille également dans le domaine de l’histoire publique autour du vin et de la culture du vin. À travers Wise Wine et des activités connexes, j’explore des épisodes historiques, des régions, des personnes et des traditions pour un public plus large, en combinant la curiosité archivistique et une formation professionnelle en sommellerie.

Ce travail reflète un intérêt plus large : porter la recherche historique au-delà de l’université, tout en préservant la rigueur, le contexte et l’attention aux sources qu’exige l’histoire académique.

Wine, Culture & History

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My interest in wine grows out of the same questions that shape my historical research: how goods circulate, how practices acquire meaning, and how everyday habits connect economic structures with culture and memory.

Wine is therefore not separate from my work as a historian. It is a particularly rich object for studying trade, consumption, material culture, social distinction, regional identity, and the transmission of knowledge.

I also work in public history around wine and wine culture. Through Wise Wine and related activities, I explore historical episodes, regions, people, and traditions for a broader audience, combining archival curiosity with professional training in sommellerie.

This work reflects a broader interest in bringing historical research beyond the university while preserving the discipline, context, and attention to sources that academic history requires.

Архивы и источники

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Архивные исследования занимают центральное место в моей работе историка. Я работала с дипломатическими, институциональными, экономическими, деловыми и личными источниками, прежде всего при изучении внешних связей СССР и восстановления советско-японских экономических контактов после Второй мировой войны.

Мой архивный опыт включает исследования в российских хранилищах и работу с материалами, связанными с Министерством иностранных дел Российской Федерации. Я также использовала деловые и личные источники для реконструкции переговоров, профессиональных сетей и практических механизмов, через которые восстанавливались международные экономические отношения.

В этом разделе собраны заметки о значимых фондах, типах источников и исследовательских маршрутах. В той мере, в какой это позволяют архивные и авторско-правовые нормы, я также буду приводить ссылки и исследовательские пособия, которые могут быть полезны другим исследователям.

Направления архивной работы

советские и российские дипломатические документы
международная торговля и экономические отношения
советско-японские деловые контакты
институциональные и корпоративные документы
дневники, мемуары и личные бумаги
источники по истории повседневности и материальной культуры

Вино, культура и история

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Мой интерес к вину вырастает из тех же вопросов, что определяют мои исторические исследования: как перемещаются товары, как практики обретают смысл и как повседневные привычки связывают экономические структуры с культурой и памятью.

Поэтому вино не отделено от моей работы историка. Это особенно богатый объект для изучения торговли, потребления, материальной культуры, социального различения, региональной идентичности и передачи знаний.

Я также занимаюсь публичной историей, связанной с вином и винной культурой. В рамках проекта Wise Wine и смежных инициатив я исследую исторические сюжеты, регионы, людей и традиции для широкой аудитории, сочетая архивную любознательность с профессиональной подготовкой в области сомелье.

Эта работа отражает более широкий интерес — выводить историческое исследование за пределы университета, сохраняя при этом дисциплину, контекст и внимание к источникам, которых требует академическая история.

Резюме (CV)

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Академический профиль

Историк, специализирующийся на новейшей истории России и СССР, международных экономических отношениях, российско-японских связях и истории повседневности, с десятилетним параллельным опытом работы в международной торговле в крупном японском торговом доме.

Образование

Кандидат исторических наук, история — Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет, 2010 Диссертация: Торгово-экономические отношения между СССР и Японией в середине 1950-х — начале 1980-х гг. Специальность: 07.00.02 — Отечественная история Научный руководитель: проф. Михаил Викторович Ходяков Защита: 23 сентября 2010 года

Университетский диплом по французским исследованиям — CIREFE, Университет Ренн 2, 2011–2012 Французский как иностранный язык (FLE), уровень B2–C1 (эквивалент DELF).

Магистр истории (исследовательская программа) — Уральский федеральный университет, Екатеринбург, 1999–2005

Академический опыт

Преподаватель истории и международных отношений — Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет, 2007–2010 Преподавание и исследования в области истории и международных отношений; четыре года университетского преподавания, включая крупные лекционные курсы.

Исследования в ведущих российских архивах, участие в международных исследовательских программах, организация семинаров и конференций с университетами-партнёрами в России и Франции.

Профессиональный опыт (международная торговля)

Начальник отдела финансового анализа — Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Санкт-Петербург, 2007–2010 Поддержка коммерческой функции, управление клиентскими контрактами, исследования рынка, финансовое прогнозирование и анализ.

Ассистент руководителя / региональный представитель — Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Екатеринбург, 2000–2007 Торговый представитель по Уральскому региону: лоббирование и деловые связи, переговоры по промышленным контрактам, работа с местными органами власти и продвижение японской продукции на региональном рынке.

Направления исследований

Новейшая история России и СССР
Международная и экономическая история
Российско-японские и советско-японские отношения
Торговля и экономическая дипломатия
Рыболовные отношения, морская экология, сохранение ресурсов и морское право
История советской науки, включая историю гляциологии
История повседневности
Вино и культурная история

Избранная научная деятельность

2011 — Лондон, Великобритания Третий Европейский конгресс по всемирной и глобальной истории (ENIUGH). Доклад: «Восстановление советско-японских торгово-экономических отношений после Второй мировой войны». В опубликованной программе конгресса указана Юлиана Кадешникова, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет.

2006 — Лондон, Великобритания Научное выступление о российско-японских отношениях: «Difficult but Intense Friendship: Russia and Japan», подготовленное в рамках сессии с участием бывшего посла Японии в России Кодзи Ватанабэ.

Доклады в России (Пермь, Санкт-Петербург) были посвящены компании «Мицуи» и развитию японского частного капитала (1880–1918), советско-японским рыболовным отношениям, последствиям введения 200-мильных экономических зон и российско-японской торговле в 1990-е годы.

Профессиональное членство

Член Французского общества японских исследований (SFEJ). Научные контакты с Университетом Париж 1 Пантеон-Сорбонна, Университетом Ренн 2, Университетом Лион III и Лейпцигским университетом.

Языки

Французский (C1) · Английский (свободно) · Русский (родной) · Японский (A2)

Публичная история

Параллельно с историческими исследованиями я развиваю работу по истории вина, материальной культуре, потреблению и публичной истории в Швейцарии, сочетая архивную любознательность с профессиональной подготовкой в области сомелье.

The restoration of the Soviet-Japanese trade and economic relations after World War II

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Paper presented at the Third European Congress on World and Global History in London.

The published congress programme lists Juliana Kadeshnikova (St. Petersburg) with the paper “The restoration of the Soviet-Japanese trade and economic relations after the World War II.”

The paper examines the post-war reconstruction of Soviet–Japanese trade and economic relations, a subject situated at the intersection of international history, economic history, and Soviet foreign relations.

The restoration of the Soviet-Japanese trade and economic relations after World War II

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Paper presented at the Third European Congress on World and Global History in London.

The published congress programme lists Juliana Kadeshnikova (St. Petersburg) with the paper “The restoration of the Soviet-Japanese trade and economic relations after the World War II.”

The restoration of the Soviet-Japanese trade and economic relations after World War II

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Paper presented at the Third European Congress on World and Global History in London.

The published congress programme lists Juliana Kadeshnikova (St. Petersburg) with the paper “The restoration of the Soviet-Japanese trade and economic relations after the World War II.”

Doctoral Research

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Candidate of Historical Sciences (History)

I defended my dissertation at Saint Petersburg State University on 23 September 2010 for the degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences (кандидат исторических наук), specialty 07.00.02 — Russian History.

Dissertation: Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan from the Mid-1950s to the Early 1980s
Institution: Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of History, Department of Contemporary History of Russia
Supervisor: Prof. Mikhail V. Khodyakov, Doctor of Historical Sciences
Leading institution: Saint Petersburg Institute of History, Russian Academy of Sciences

Research scope

The dissertation examines Soviet–Japanese economic relations from the restoration of post-war trade contacts through the early 1980s. It focuses on:

the restoration and development of bilateral trade after the Second World War;
coastal trade and regional economic cooperation;
Soviet–Japanese scientific and technical relations;
fisheries diplomacy and the 1956 fisheries convention;
the consequences of 200-mile economic zones in the 1970s;
the interaction between political constraints, state institutions, business interests, and regional economic needs.

Sources and archival work

The research is based on diplomatic, economic, statistical, institutional, and personal sources. Archival work included material from the Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation (AVPRF), including Japan-related files, and the Russian State Archive of the Economy (RGAE).

The study also makes extensive use of Soviet and Japanese statistical collections, trade documentation, institutional records, periodicals, memoirs, and published source collections.

Dissertation record

The dissertation and author’s abstract are catalogued in Russian dissertation databases under Juliana Vladislavovna Kadeshnikova, Saint Petersburg, 2010.

Recherche doctorale

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Candidate ès sciences historiques (histoire)

J’ai soutenu ma thèse à l’Université d’État de Saint-Pétersbourg le 23 septembre 2010 pour le grade de Candidate ès sciences historiques (кандидат исторических наук), spécialité 07.00.02 — Histoire de la Russie.

Thèse : Relations commerciales et économiques entre l’URSS et le Japon du milieu des années 1950 au début des années 1980
Établissement : Université d’État de Saint-Pétersbourg, Faculté d’histoire, Chaire d’histoire contemporaine de la Russie
Directeur : Prof. Mikhaïl V. Khodiakov, docteur ès sciences historiques
Institution de référence : Institut d’histoire de Saint-Pétersbourg, Académie des sciences de Russie

Objet de la recherche

La thèse examine les relations économiques soviéto-japonaises depuis la restauration des contacts commerciaux d’après-guerre jusqu’au début des années 1980. Elle porte sur :

la restauration et le développement du commerce bilatéral après la Seconde Guerre mondiale ;
le commerce côtier et la coopération économique régionale ;
les relations scientifiques et techniques soviéto-japonaises ;
la diplomatie halieutique et la convention de pêche de 1956 ;
les conséquences des zones économiques de 200 milles dans les années 1970 ;
l’interaction entre contraintes politiques, institutions d’État, intérêts commerciaux et besoins économiques régionaux.

Sources et travail d’archives

La recherche repose sur des sources diplomatiques, économiques, statistiques, institutionnelles et personnelles. Le travail d’archives a mobilisé des documents de l’Archive de la politique étrangère de la Fédération de Russie (AVPRF), notamment les dossiers relatifs au Japon, et des Archives d’État russes de l’économie (RGAE).

L’étude s’appuie également de manière importante sur des recueils statistiques soviétiques et japonais, de la documentation commerciale, des archives institutionnelles, des périodiques, des mémoires et des recueils de sources publiés.

Notice bibliographique

La thèse et son résumé (avtoreferat) sont catalogués dans les bases de données russes de thèses au nom de Iuliana Vladislavovna Kadeshnikova, Saint-Pétersbourg, 2010.

Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan from the Mid-1950s to the Early 1980s

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Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences (specialty 07.00.02 — Russian History), defended at Saint Petersburg State University on 23 September 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Mikhail V. Khodyakov.

The research analyses the reconstruction and development of Soviet–Japanese trade and economic relations from the mid-1950s through the early 1980s, including bilateral trade, coastal trade, scientific-technical cooperation, fisheries relations, and the impact of 200-mile economic zones.

Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan from the Mid-1950s to the Early 1980s

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Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan from the Mid-1950s to the Early 1980s

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Докторское исследование

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Кандидат исторических наук

Я защитила диссертацию в Санкт-Петербургском государственном университете 23 сентября 2010 года на соискание учёной степени кандидата исторических наук, специальность 07.00.02 — Отечественная история.

Диссертация: Торгово-экономические отношения между СССР и Японией в середине 1950-х — начале 1980-х гг.
Учреждение: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет, исторический факультет, кафедра новейшей истории России
Научный руководитель: проф. Михаил Викторович Ходяков, доктор исторических наук
Ведущая организация: Санкт-Петербургский институт истории Российской академии наук

Содержание исследования

Диссертация рассматривает советско-японские экономические отношения от восстановления послевоенных торговых контактов до начала 1980-х годов. В центре внимания:

восстановление и развитие двусторонней торговли после Второй мировой войны;
прибрежная торговля и региональное экономическое сотрудничество;
советско-японские научно-технические связи;
рыболовная дипломатия и конвенция о рыболовстве 1956 года;
последствия введения 200-мильных экономических зон в 1970-е годы;
взаимодействие политических ограничений, государственных институтов, деловых интересов и региональных экономических потребностей.

Источники и архивная работа

Исследование основано на дипломатических, экономических, статистических, институциональных и личных источниках. Архивная работа включала материалы Архива внешней политики Российской Федерации (АВП РФ), в том числе дела, связанные с Японией, и Российского государственного архива экономики (РГАЭ).

В работе также широко используются советские и японские статистические сборники, торговая документация, институциональные документы, периодика, мемуары и опубликованные собрания источников.

Библиографическая запись

Диссертация и автореферат каталогизированы в российских базах данных диссертаций под именем Юлианы Владиславовны Кадешниковой, Санкт-Петербург, 2010.

Soviet-Japanese Relations and the Introduction of 200-Mile Economic Zones

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Paper on the deterioration of Soviet–Japanese relations following the introduction of 200-mile economic zones in the 1970s. The paper appears in the conference proceedings listed in the doctoral author’s abstract.

Soviet-Japanese Relations and the Introduction of 200-Mile Economic Zones

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Soviet-Japanese Relations and the Introduction of 200-Mile Economic Zones

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Doctoral Research on Soviet-Japanese Economic Relations

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The doctoral author’s abstract records presentation of the dissertation’s principal findings at the 15th International Interdisciplinary Conference of Young Scholars and Specialists, Man. Nature. Society: Current Problems.

Doctoral Research on Soviet-Japanese Economic Relations

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Doctoral Research on Soviet-Japanese Economic Relations

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Problems and Prospects of Trade and Economic Relations between Russia and Japan in the 1990s

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Проблемы и перспективы торгово-экономических отношений между Россией и Японией в 1990-е гг.».

Published in The University Historian (Universitetskii istorik), vol. 6. Saint Petersburg, 2010, pp. 124–129.

An expanded treatment of post-Soviet Russia–Japan trade and economic relations in the 1990s, developing the analysis first presented at the Mavrodin Readings.

Problems and Prospects of Trade and Economic Relations between Russia and Japan in the 1990s

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Проблемы и перспективы торгово-экономических отношений между Россией и Японией в 1990-е гг.».

Published in The University Historian (Universitetskii istorik), vol. 6. Saint Petersburg, 2010, pp. 124–129.

An expanded treatment of post-Soviet Russia–Japan trade and economic relations in the 1990s, developing the analysis first presented at the Mavrodin Readings.

Problems and Prospects of Trade and Economic Relations between Russia and Japan in the 1990s

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Проблемы и перспективы торгово-экономических отношений между Россией и Японией в 1990-е гг.».

Published in The University Historian (Universitetskii istorik), vol. 6. Saint Petersburg, 2010, pp. 124–129.

An expanded treatment of post-Soviet Russia–Japan trade and economic relations in the 1990s, developing the analysis first presented at the Mavrodin Readings.

The Fisheries Question in Soviet-Japanese Trade and Economic Relations in the 1950s–1960s

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Research presented on fisheries as a central issue in Soviet–Japanese economic relations during the 1950s and 1960s. The paper was published in the conference proceedings.

The Fisheries Question in Soviet-Japanese Trade and Economic Relations in the 1950s–1960s

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Research presented on fisheries as a central issue in Soviet–Japanese economic relations during the 1950s and 1960s. The paper was published in the conference proceedings.

The Fisheries Question in Soviet-Japanese Trade and Economic Relations in the 1950s–1960s

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Research presented on fisheries as a central issue in Soviet–Japanese economic relations during the 1950s and 1960s. The paper was published in the conference proceedings.

The Fisheries Question in Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan in the 1950s–1960s

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Рыболовный вопрос в торгово-экономических отношениях СССР и Японии в 1950–60-е гг.».

Published in the proceedings of the Eleventh All-Russian Scientific Conference of Students, Postgraduates and Young Scholars on World History / International Relations, World in the Modern Era, Saint Petersburg, 2009, pp. 252–255.

The Fisheries Question in Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan in the 1950s–1960s

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Рыболовный вопрос в торгово-экономических отношениях СССР и Японии в 1950–60-е гг.».

The Fisheries Question in Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan in the 1950s–1960s

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Рыболовный вопрос в торгово-экономических отношениях СССР и Японии в 1950–60-е гг.».

Problems and Prospects of Trade and Economic Relations between Russia and Japan in the 1990s

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Проблемы и перспективы торгово-экономических отношений между Россией и Японией в 1990-е гг.».

Published in Mavrodin Readings 2008. The Petersburg Historical School and Russian Historical Scholarship: Debatable Questions of History, Historiography and Source Studies — proceedings of the All-Russian conference marking the centenary of the birth of Professor Vladimir V. Mavrodin, edited by Prof. A. Yu. Dvornichenko. Saint Petersburg, 2009, pp. 283–286.

Problems and Prospects of Trade and Economic Relations between Russia and Japan in the 1990s

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Проблемы и перспективы торгово-экономических отношений между Россией и Японией в 1990-е гг.».

Problems and Prospects of Trade and Economic Relations between Russia and Japan in the 1990s

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Проблемы и перспективы торгово-экономических отношений между Россией и Японией в 1990-е гг.».

Restoration of Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan after the Second World War

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Восстановление торгово-экономических отношений между СССР и Японией после Второй мировой войны».

UDC: 94(47+520)“1955/1958”:339.56

Published in Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University, Series 2: History, issue 4 (2009), pp. 105–109.

Argument

The restoration of trade and economic relations between the USSR and Japan in the post-war period is usually correlated with the signing of the 1957 Trade Agreement, while little note is taken of the preparatory efforts that preceded it. This is largely a consequence of the source situation: most records of the Ministry of Foreign Trade of the USSR remained classified. The study therefore builds on the materials of the Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation (AVPRF) — in particular File 146 (Japan), which systematises documents on trade, economic issues and technical cooperation, together with analytical reviews of the Japanese press and reference data prepared by the Far East Department of the Soviet MOFA — and, in part, on the records of Tsentrosoyuz (the Central Union of Consumer Cooperatives) held in the Russian State Archive of the Economy (RGAE).

On this basis the article advances a central claim: it was Soviet and Japanese cooperators who pioneered the re-establishment of trade and economic relations between the two countries. Cooperative trade with Japan has not been adequately studied and has usually been collapsed into coastal trade; the article argues that it should be distinguished as a separate and independent form of exchange.

Chronology reconstructed from the archives

1954 — The 19th Congress of the International Cooperative Alliance is the first step: Tsentrosoyuz representatives invite a Japanese mission to visit the USSR for the first time since the war.
1955 — A mission of the Japanese Union of Consumer Societies visits the USSR. The Soviet side deliberately favours cooperative channels, less tied to the state and representing small and medium business. Mission head Takeshige Ishiguro engages directly with A. P. Klimov, Chairman of the Board of Tsentrosoyuz.
March 1956 — The negotiations lead to the founding of the Japanese Cooperative Trade Company (authorised capital ¥1,500,000).
26 April 1956 — The first official post-war contract (artificial fibres for round timber) is concluded — several months before the joint Declaration restoring diplomatic relations.
27 August 1956 — JETRO invites Soviet trade organisations to the 4th international trade fair in Japan (May 1957), signalling the warming political climate.
6 December 1957 — The USSR–Japan Trade Agreement is signed in Moscow.

Interpretation

Japanese opinion split along commercial lines. Government circles and firms tied to the United States were cautious — Minister Ishibashi doubted the USSR had goods worth importing beyond timber, oil and coal. But the trade and industrial circles of the northern and Sea-of-Japan prefectures, largely organised in cooperative associations, pressed for expansion, hoping to relieve underused capacity and revive their ports. The article concludes that this medium and small business lobby, convinced of the profitability of trade with the USSR, overcame the resistance of the major monopolies and pushed the Japanese government toward the 1957 agreement.

Archival citations: AVPRF, f. 146 (op. 45–51); RGAE, f. 484, op. 19, d. 2056.

Restoration of Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan after the Second World War

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

UDC: 94(47+520)“1955/1958”:339.56

Published in Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University, Series 2: History, issue 4 (2009), pp. 105–109.

Argument

Chronology reconstructed from the archives

1954 — The 19th Congress of the International Cooperative Alliance is the first step: Tsentrosoyuz representatives invite a Japanese mission to visit the USSR for the first time since the war.
1955 — A mission of the Japanese Union of Consumer Societies visits the USSR. The Soviet side deliberately favours cooperative channels, less tied to the state and representing small and medium business. Mission head Takeshige Ishiguro engages directly with A. P. Klimov, Chairman of the Board of Tsentrosoyuz.
March 1956 — The negotiations lead to the founding of the Japanese Cooperative Trade Company (authorised capital ¥1,500,000).
26 April 1956 — The first official post-war contract (artificial fibres for round timber) is concluded — several months before the joint Declaration restoring diplomatic relations.
27 August 1956 — JETRO invites Soviet trade organisations to the 4th international trade fair in Japan (May 1957), signalling the warming political climate.
6 December 1957 — The USSR–Japan Trade Agreement is signed in Moscow.

Interpretation

Archival citations: AVPRF, f. 146 (op. 45–51); RGAE, f. 484, op. 19, d. 2056.

Restoration of Trade and Economic Relations between the USSR and Japan after the Second World War

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

UDC: 94(47+520)“1955/1958”:339.56

Published in Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University, Series 2: History, issue 4 (2009), pp. 105–109.

Argument

Chronology reconstructed from the archives

1954 — The 19th Congress of the International Cooperative Alliance is the first step: Tsentrosoyuz representatives invite a Japanese mission to visit the USSR for the first time since the war.
1955 — A mission of the Japanese Union of Consumer Societies visits the USSR. The Soviet side deliberately favours cooperative channels, less tied to the state and representing small and medium business. Mission head Takeshige Ishiguro engages directly with A. P. Klimov, Chairman of the Board of Tsentrosoyuz.
March 1956 — The negotiations lead to the founding of the Japanese Cooperative Trade Company (authorised capital ¥1,500,000).
26 April 1956 — The first official post-war contract (artificial fibres for round timber) is concluded — several months before the joint Declaration restoring diplomatic relations.
27 August 1956 — JETRO invites Soviet trade organisations to the 4th international trade fair in Japan (May 1957), signalling the warming political climate.
6 December 1957 — The USSR–Japan Trade Agreement is signed in Moscow.

Interpretation

Archival citations: AVPRF, f. 146 (op. 45–51); RGAE, f. 484, op. 19, d. 2056.

The Deterioration of Relations between the USSR and Japan following the Introduction of 200-Mile Economic Zones in the 1970s

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Обострение отношений между СССР и Японией в результате введения 200-мильных экономических зон в 1970-е гг.».

Published in the proceedings of the Twelfth All-Russian Scientific Conference of Students, Postgraduates and Young Scholars, World in the Modern Era, Saint Petersburg University Press, pp. 272–275.

The Deterioration of Relations between the USSR and Japan following the Introduction of 200-Mile Economic Zones in the 1970s

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Deterioration of Relations between the USSR and Japan following the Introduction of 200-Mile Economic Zones in the 1970s

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Mitsui Company as an Example of the Development of Japanese Private Capital, 1880–1918

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Conference paper presented while a first-year postgraduate student at the Faculty of History, Saint Petersburg State University.

Original Russian title: «Компания “Мицуи” как образец развития японского частного капитала в 1880–1918 гг.»

Mitsui Company as an Example of the Development of Japanese Private Capital, 1880–1918

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Conference paper presented while a first-year postgraduate student at the Faculty of History, Saint Petersburg State University.

Original Russian title: «Компания “Мицуи” как образец развития японского частного капитала в 1880–1918 гг.»

Mitsui Company as an Example of the Development of Japanese Private Capital, 1880–1918

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Conference paper presented while a first-year postgraduate student at the Faculty of History, Saint Petersburg State University.

Original Russian title: «Компания “Мицуи” как образец развития японского частного капитала в 1880–1918 гг.»

The Mitsui Company as a Model for the Development of Japanese Private Capital, 1880–1918

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Компания “Мицуи” как образец развития японского частного капитала в 1880–1918 гг.».

Published in Russia and the World at the End of the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century — proceedings of the All-Russian Scientific Conference of Young Scholars, Postgraduates and Students. Perm, 2008, pp. 19–22.

A study of the Mitsui zaibatsu as a case for understanding how Japanese private capital developed in the late Meiji and Taishō periods — a theme connected to the author’s later professional experience within Mitsui & Co. and to her research on Russia–Japan economic relations.

The Mitsui Company as a Model for the Development of Japanese Private Capital, 1880–1918

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Компания “Мицуи” как образец развития японского частного капитала в 1880–1918 гг.».

The Mitsui Company as a Model for the Development of Japanese Private Capital, 1880–1918

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Компания “Мицуи” как образец развития японского частного капитала в 1880–1918 гг.».

Trade and Economic Relations of the USSR (Russia) and Japan in the Post-War Period

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Торгово-экономические отношения СССР (России) и Японии в послевоенный период».

Published in Russia in the Twentieth Century: Problems of Political, Economic and Social History. Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg University Press, 2008, pp. 489–493.

Trade and Economic Relations of the USSR (Russia) and Japan in the Post-War Period

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Торгово-экономические отношения СССР (России) и Японии в послевоенный период».

Published in Russia in the Twentieth Century: Problems of Political, Economic and Social History. Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg University Press, 2008, pp. 489–493.

Trade and Economic Relations of the USSR (Russia) and Japan in the Post-War Period

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Original Russian title: «Торгово-экономические отношения СССР (России) и Японии в послевоенный период».

Published in Russia in the Twentieth Century: Problems of Political, Economic and Social History. Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg University Press, 2008, pp. 489–493.

Difficult but Intense Friendship: Russia and Japan

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Academic presentation delivered in London in 2006 on the complexity and intensity of modern Russian–Japanese relations.

The presentation formed part of Juliana Kadeshnikova’s developing research on Russia and Japan and was associated with an academic session involving Koji Watanabe, former Japanese Ambassador to Russia (1993–1996).

The paper explored how political tension, diplomatic engagement, economic interests, and personal networks shaped a relationship that was simultaneously difficult and sustained by repeated efforts at cooperation.

Difficult but Intense Friendship: Russia and Japan

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Academic presentation delivered in London in 2006 on the complexity and intensity of modern Russian–Japanese relations.

Difficult but Intense Friendship: Russia and Japan

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Academic presentation delivered in London in 2006 on the complexity and intensity of modern Russian–Japanese relations.