Russky Island
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Russky Island (Russian: о́стров Ру́сский, lit. Russian island) is a Russian island in the Sea of Japan off Vladivostok, about 5,800 miles east of Moscow.
By 1889, Russky Island formed part of the defences of the fortress city of Vladivostok. Over several years, the initial temporary wooden structures were replaced by stone and the island contained the Fort of Pospelov, as a part of the plans of Colonel K. I. Velichko.
In 1992, four soldiers serving in the island's isolated garrison starved to death and dozens of others were taken to hospital suffering from starvation. Their commanders had failed for months to send them anything to eat and the matter became a national scandal [1].
The British daily newspaper, The Guardian reported on January 31, 2007 that President Vladimir Putin was developing plans to develop the island as a large scale tourist resort. The plan was reported as a response to growing Chinese economic power in the region and the fear of possible Chinese economic hegemony.
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