The Boxer rebellion (Yihetuan movement) became the most vivid example of the anti-foreign movement in Late Qing China. The movement was directed, among other things, against Chinese Christians, residents of the embassy quarter in Beijing, and also caused significant damage to the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER). This forced the armed forces of the Russian Empire to participate in the suppression of the uprising in China as part of an international coalition. During the 20th century these events elicited a broad response in the social thought of Russia, China and the Western states. Today, Chinese scholars continue to actively study the Boxer rebellion. This article highlights the view of modern Chinese scholarship on the events of the Yihetuan movement and the participation of Tsarist Russia in its suppression. The main material for the preparation of the article were publications on the subject of research, published in the PRC in the last two decades.