[Moscophilia] Khronika Rossiisko-Iapon'skoi voiny v 1904-5 rotse [Chronicle of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905]

Kolomyia: Cherenkamy i nakladom M. Belousa, 1905. Publisher's wrappers. Item #735

This book has dimensions of 16.5 x 12 cm and spans pages 193-224, including illustrations. It is Issue VII, covering October 1904 to January 1905, and includes a one-page advertisement for the upcoming issue. This book is a rare and diminutive ephemeral publication that was published by Mykhailo Bilous as a part of the Galician Russophilia movement.

Mykhailo Ivanovich Bilous (1838 - 1913) was a notable Ukrainian publisher, editor, journalist, and prominent figure in public, political, and cultural-educational spheres. He was the younger brother of Teodor (Fedor) Ivanovich Bilous, a renowned teacher and writer.

The Galician Russophilia, or Moscophilia, movement was a cultural and political ideology primarily found in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now part of western Ukraine). This movement emphasized the belief that the Eastern Slavic people of Galicia, being descendants of Kievan Rus' and followers of Eastern Christianity, were a branch of the Russian people. This ideology was a response to the perceived Polonization in Galicia and Magyarization in Carpathian Ruthenia, often attributed to landlords and associated with Roman Catholicism. Russophilia was part of the broader Pan-Slavic movement that gained momentum in the late 19th century. It has endured particularly among the Rusyn minority, especially in Carpathian Ruthenia and among the Lemkos in southeast Poland.

As of January 2024, OCLC does not locate any institutional copies of the book.

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