RUDN Journal of Russian HistoryRUDN Journal of Russian HistoryВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: История России2312-86742312-8690Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)5088310.22363/2312-8674-2026-25-2-400-409LNHXZQSOURCES AND METHODOLOGY OF HISTORICAL RESEARCHИСТОЧНИКИ И МЕТОДОЛОГИЯ ИСТОРИЧЕСКИХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙReview ArticleProject of General Commissariat of the Russian Empire in Manchuria during the Early 20th Century in the Collection of Manuscripts of Tsarskoye Selo PalaceПроект Генерального Комиссарства Российской империи в Маньчжурии в начале XX века в коллекции рукописей Царскосельского дворцаDrobotushenkoEvgeny V.ДроботушенкоЕвгений ВикторовичPhD in History, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of History and Philology, Director of the N.G. Chernyshevsky Humanitarian-Pedagogical Instituteкандидат исторических наук, доцент, декан историко-филологического факультета, директор Гуманитарно-педагогического института имени Н.Г. Чернышевскогоdrzz@yandex.ruTransbaikal State UniversityЗабайкальский государственный университет30062026252FAR EASTERN CROSS-BORDER OF RUSSIAДАЛЬНЕВОСТОЧНОЕ ТРАНСГРАНИЧЬЕ РОССИИ40040929062026Copyright ©; 2026, Drobotushenko E.V.Copyright ©; 2026, Дроботушенко Е.В.2026Drobotushenko E.V.Дроботушенко Е.В.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/50883

The author in their work considers the documents of the State Archive of the Russian Federation unknown to the scientific community from the “Collection of Manuscripts of the Tsarskoye Selo Palace” (fund 583) dating back to the early 20th century. These documents include letters and reports, which, in a varying degree, address various aspects related to the history of Manchuria and which are practically not reflected in the publications on the history of Northern and Northeastern China. The author’s chief concern is the creation of the institution of the “General Commissariat” of the Russian Empire in Manchuria which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. An attempt to create a similar structure for managing civil affairs was made in 1898 on the territory of the Liaodong Peninsula, but it was not put into practice. The Russian government returned to the idea at the beginning of the 20th century, when a proposal was made to introduce unity of command in the management of the region in order to consolidate the three Military Commissariats (Jilin, Mukden and Heilongjiang provinces) that had been operating independently. The authors of the project of the “General Commissariat” in Manchuria at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as the related documents are not known. The project outlined the idea in detail and provided a financial assessment, but this project was never implemented either. The reason the project was not implemented is probably the change of the situation in the Far East as a result of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Referring to this historical source is important for reconstructing a more complete history of Northern and Northeastern China during the early 20th century.

Исследуются неизвестные научной общественности документы Государственного архива Российской Федерации из «Коллекции рукописей Царскосельского дворца» (Ф. 583), относящиеся к началу XX в. В их числе - письма и отчеты, в которых в той или иной степени затрагиваются различные аспекты, связанные с историей Маньчжурии и которые практически не нашли отражения в публикациях по истории Северного и Северо-Восточного Китая. Речь идет о проекте создания института Генерального Комиссарства Российской империи в Маньчжурии, который относится к началу ХХ в. Попытка создания подобной структуры для управления гражданскими вопросами предпринималась в 1898 г. на территории Ляодунского полуострова, однако она не была реализована на практике. К идее вернулись в начале XX в., когда появилось предложение о введении единоначалия в управлении регионом для консолидации действовавших самостоятельно трех Военных Комиссарств (Гиринской, Мукденской и Хейлунцзянской провинций). Авторы проекта «Генерального Комиссарства» в Маньчжурии в начале XX в., а также сопутствующих к нему документов не известны. В проекте достаточно подробно прописана сама идея, дана оценка ее финансовой составляющей, однако и этот проект не был реализован. Причиной того, что проект не был реализован, вероятно, является изменение ситуации на Дальнем Востоке в результате русско-японской войны 1904-1905 гг. Обращение к данному историческому источнику имеет важное значение для воссоздания более полной истории Северного и Северо-Восточного Китая в начале XX в.

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