A military history of Russia and in particular its advance on the Pacific Ocean at the turn of the last century. The author traveled through Manchuria and Far East in 1901 and gives descriptions of Siberia and the growing tensions between Russia and Japan. Written from an American perspective and thus most interested in Russian progress in Siberia and focusing on the impending Russian collision with Japan. He also comments on the impact of the increased communication and transportation between the Russian east and west. Illustrated with maps.Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862-1927) was a United States Senator from Indiana and a historian.