In 1891, the old picture of Sakhalin Island was the place where the Tsarist Russia exiled prisoners

Share a group of old photos of Sakhalin Island in 1891. At that time, Sakhalin Island was the place where Tsarist Russia exiled prisoners

Sakhalin Island (formerly known as Kuye, Kuwu, Guwei or Heilong Island in China, the Russian translation is“ Sakhalin Island”, and the Japanese name is“ Beixiayi Land” (referring to the north of Hokkaido) or“ Birch”.) It is located in the northeast of Eurasian continent, southeast of the Heilongjiang estuary, facing the Okhotsk Sea in the east, facing the mainland through the Jiangong Strait in the west, and adjacent to Hokkaido in Japan across the Zonggu Strait in the south. It is the largest island of the Russian Federation, under the jurisdiction of Sakhalin, with an area of about 76400km&sup2

Sakhalin Island was ruled directly or indirectly by Chinese dynasties in history. From the Sui and Tang Dynasties, China began to exercise administrative jurisdiction over the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, including Sakhalin Island. On September 7, 1689, China and Russia signed the Treaty of Nebuchu, which established that the vast areas of the Heilongjiang and Wusuli River basins, including Sakhalin Island, belong to Chinese territory. In 1858 and 1860, Russia forced the Qing government to cede Sakhalin Island through Aihui Treaty, Sino Russian Beijing Treaty and other treaties. In 1905, Japan obtained 50 deg north latitude of Sakhalin Island through the Treaty of Portsmouth; The area to the south. In 1905 and 1918 to 1925, Sakhalin was ruled by Japan. In 1945, the Soviet Union launched the August Storm Operation, occupied the whole territory of Sakhalin Island, and established Sakhalin State to manage Sakhalin Island in 1947. Today Sakhalin is entirely under Russian control

The following photos were taken around 1891. Sakhalin Island was the place where the Tsar government placed prisoners of forced labor and exiles. This group of photos is the scene image of the production and construction of prisoners of forced labor and exiles at that time