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Korsakov (town)
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Korsakov is a town and the administrative center of Korsakovsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located 42 kilometers south from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, at the southern end of Sakhalin Island, o
Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast
Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast
Late 19th-century view of the settlement
Late 19th-century view of the settlement
Ōtomari in the interbellum
Ōtomari in the interbellum
Karafuto Prefecture
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Karafuto Prefecture was established by the Empire of Japan in 1907 to govern the southern part of Sakhalin. This territory became part of the Empire of Japan in 1905 after the Russo-Japanese War, when
Korsakov (town)
…streets and electricity, renaming it Ōtomari (大泊), a translation of the Ainu words "Poro-an-tomari" (big harbor). The town was temporarily the capital of Karafuto Prefecture between 1905 and 1907. While in Japanese hands the town grew substantially. A penal colony under Russia's administration, Ōtomari maintained the practice…
The Karafuto Prefectural Office in Toyohara
The Karafuto Prefectural Office in Toyohara
A Japanese soldier at the border between the Karafuto Prefecture and Soviet Sakhalin
A Japanese soldier at the border between the Karafuto Prefecture and Soviet Sakhalin
This Japanese D51 steam locomotive stands outside the present day Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Railway Station, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. They were used by the So
This Japanese D51 steam locomotive stands outside the present day Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Railway Station, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. They were used by the Soviet Railways until 1979.