I feel that this topic doesn't get nearly enough attention for all its AH potential (OOC: true for OTL, too).
In the 1904-1905 war, Russia won a phyrric victory over the infant Japanese Empire in China.
However, if you look at the general trend for the next couple of decades, it doesn't look like this rather momentous victory actually helped.
If anything, the war simply invigorated Japanese morale but bloated Russia with problems. For example, the Russian Navy never recovered, and nearly a tenth of the Russian population died in the occupation of Korea and Manchuria until the War of Ten Nations.
I'm knowledgable about history in the area in this time period, but I'm not sure what the effects of a Russian victory in 1904-1905 would be.
In the 1904-1905 war, Russia won a phyrric victory over the infant Japanese Empire in China.
However, if you look at the general trend for the next couple of decades, it doesn't look like this rather momentous victory actually helped.
If anything, the war simply invigorated Japanese morale but bloated Russia with problems. For example, the Russian Navy never recovered, and nearly a tenth of the Russian population died in the occupation of Korea and Manchuria until the War of Ten Nations.
I'm knowledgable about history in the area in this time period, but I'm not sure what the effects of a Russian victory in 1904-1905 would be.