The communist revolution and Imperial Japan by Tatiana Linkhoeva

When the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917 its leaders looked towards Europe in anticipation of the next stage in the global communist revolution. But as a Eurasian power, the Soviet revolution inevitably influenced the countries of Asia as well. In her talk Tatiana Linkhoeva will explain how international communism played a fundamental role in shaping Japan’s interwar society and politics, from the right-wing military elite to the left-wing intellectual and revolutionary class, themes which she explores in her book, Revolution Goes East: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism. 

Tatiana Linkhoeva is an assistant professor of modern Japanese history at New York University. Her research interests include modern Japan, empire and imperialism, and Japanese-Soviet relations. She holds degrees from Moscow State University, the University of Tokyo and the University of California at Berkeley.