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formation

• october 16 1925 (ref 1925.txt)
  • These are too small or obscure to handle right now.
  • https://likbez-org-ua.translate.goog/formirovanie-ukrainsko-rossiyskoy-sovetskoy-administrativnoy-granitsyi-1918-1928.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_sch=http
  • https://1-ua--antivisa-livejournal-com.translate.goog/213977.html?_x_tr_enc=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
• sokh.txt
• was uzbek created Dec 5 1924? uzbek.txt
• uzssr looks different in 1938: and our article says "Further bits and pieces of territory were transferred several times between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan after World War II." also

war:

• suvodia "Territory west of the Šešupė River: Lithuanian territory; requested by Nazi Germany in the German-Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty on September 28, 1939; occupied by the Soviet Union on June 15, 1940; Nazi Germany relinquished its claims for a compensation in the amount of $7.5 million on January 10, 1941" https://commons.wikimedia.org/File:Lithuania_territory_1939-1940.svg
• was crimea added to reichskommissariat ukraine later?
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=DqAb5tY4Ai8C&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=reichskommissariat+ukraine+august+20+1941&source=bl&ots=m0y6UHf6TQ&sig=ACfU3U0RxMZ7uyON7kP1v4yCMUzN7wq1Mw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj91_HsyenhAhUIKKwKHTYMA_84ChDoATACegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=reichskommissariat%20ukraine%20august%2020%201941&f=false
• what i have at 1945-01-16 appears to have been august 44 and november 44??? removed until find better sources, i know it happened and i have map, but dunno if in one block or two: The eastern borders of the Estonian SSR and Latvian SSR were moved west, transferring some land to the Russian SFSR.

after:

• october 31 1957
• december 27 1958
• February 4 1948: USSR claims Snake and Limba Islands from Romania " The Soviet possession of Snake Island was confirmed by another border treaty between the USSR and Romania, signed in 1961. "
• Sokh: "In 1955 Moscow annexed most of the northern section to the then Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan."
• add details on 1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement but no map change
• Sixty-Four Villages East of the River

other:

• clean up zucher cites,i 'm too tired to do it
• kazakh-uzbek 1956, 1963:
• https://books.google.com/books?id=l_P1gp2dpLoC&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=may+3+1927+isfara&source=bl&ots=NEJTHwW0yT&sig=ACfU3U0eXjpFLEro1S-HlHFDWOAPCxwciA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhtMHNzszjAhXFQs0KHR-DDpgQ6AEwA3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=may%203%201927%20isfara&f=false
• info on finding it in library
• "on the transfer of part of the territory of the Komsomolsk District of the Kostanay Region of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic to the Troitskiy District of the Chelyabinsk Region of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the partial change of the border between the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" of 6 December 1965 // Bulletin of the USSR Supreme Council (1965) no. 48, ARt. 69
• "on the partial change of the border between the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" of 20 April 1956 // Bulletin of the USSR Supreme Council (1956) no. 9, Art. 194
• "on the transfer of the Klukhorsky District of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" of 14 March 1955
• "on the partial change of the border between the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic" of 13 February 1956
• august 27 1946
• From User:Bogomolov.PL:
  • Lithuanian-Byelorussian border Oct-1939 - Nov-1940 it looks like with some portions which were transferred from the Byelorussian SSR to the Lithuanian SSR just in November 1940 (SE tip of Lithuanian territory)
  • In 1946 Przemyśl area was ceded to Poland
  • Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border you depict with its modern shape but not historical.
  • RSFSR-Kazakhstan border you depict with its modern shape but not historical.
  • In 1956 USSR-Mongolian border was corrected
  • Black Sea Zmeiny Island and several isles at Danube River were annexed to Ukrainian SSR 4 Feb 1948.
  • 1948 not only Medyka village was ceded to Poland but more:
  • Again 1946: Przemysl area ceded to Poland (Polish-Ukrainian border)
• fix karelo-finnish southwest border changes
• 1955: Kwantung territory returned to China by the Soviet Union.

1922–1939 (Formation)

Date	Event	Change
30 December 1922	The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed by four countries, which became union republics: The Byelorussian Socialist Soviet Republic The Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic The Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic The capital was established at Moscow. Two other republics, the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, were nominally independent in a treaty relationship with the Soviet Union, but would be fully incorporated into it within two years. Todo: Modify BPSR and KPSR labels in map.
3 March 1924	Portions of the Gomel, Smolensk, and Vitebsk Governorates were transferred from the Russian SFSR to the Byelorussian SSR.
27 October 1924	The Bukharan and Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republics were dissolved; with some of their land and some from the Russian SFSR, the Turkmen and Uzbek Socialist Soviet Republics were formed.
4 April 1925	Per the terms of the Soviet–Japanese Basic Convention, Japan withdrew its military occupation from the northern half of Sakhalin, which it had occupied during the Russian Civil War.	no change to map
13 May 1925	The Turkmen SSR and the Uzbek SSR were admitted and became union republics.
15 April 1926	Franz Josef Land and Victoria Island were annexed to the Russian SFSR.
6 December 1926	Part of the Gomel Governorate, which was being abolished, was transferred from the Russian SFSR to the Byelorussian SSR.
5 December 1929	The Tajik Socialist Soviet Republic was created as a union republic from the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and the Khujand region of the Uzbek SSR.
5 December 1936	The 1936 Soviet Constitution took effect, with several effects: The terms "Soviet" and "Socialist" in the names of the union republics were swapped The Transcaucasian SFSR was split into the Armenian, Azerbaijan, and Georgian Soviet Socialist Republics The Kazakh and Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republics were split from the Russian SFSR The Uzbek SSR gained the Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic from the Russian SFSR.

1939–1988 (World War II and aftermath)

Date	Event	Change
12 November 1939	West Belarus, recently occupied by Soviet forces, was annexed from Poland and attached to the Byelorussian SSR.
15 November 1939	Eastern Galicia and Volhynia, recently occupied by Soviet forces, were annexed from Poland and attached to the Ukrainian SSR.
21 March 1940	Finland ceded much of Finnish Karelia, several islands in the Gulf of Finland, some land around Salla, and their portion of the Rybachy Peninsula, which was attached to the Russian SFSR.
31 March 1940	The Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was split from the Russian SFSR as a new union republic, the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.
2 August 1940	Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, which had been surrendered by Romania on June 28, 1940, were formally annexed. Part of the cession was attached to the Ukrainian SSR, and the rest, along with part of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Ukrainian SSR, was made into a new union republic, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.
3 August 1940	The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, established as a Soviet puppet state on July 21, 1940, over the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, was annexed as a new union republic. The annexation was considered illegal and was never recognized by several countries, who continued to recognize a government-in-exile.
5 August 1940	The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, established as a Soviet puppet state on July 21, 1940, over the territory of the Republic of Latvia, was annexed as a new union republic. The annexation was considered illegal and was never recognized by several countries, who continued to recognize a government-in-exile.
6 August 1940	The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, established as a Soviet puppet state on July 21, 1940, over the territory of the Republic of Estonia, was annexed as a new union republic. The annexation was considered illegal and was never recognized by several countries, who continued to recognize a government-in-exile.
November 1940	A small area was transferred from the Byelorussian SSR to the Lithuanian SSR. One source states this took place on November 6, but this has not been corroborated.
2 November 1943	The Karachay Autonomous Oblast of the Russian SFSR was dissolved, with its territory split between the Russian SFSR and the Georgian SSR.
3 March 1944	The Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Russian SFSR was dissolved, with its territory split between the Russian SFSR and the Georgian SSR.
8 March 1944	A portion of the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Russian SFSR was transferred to the Georgian SSR, following the expulsion of the Balkars to Central Asia and the renaming of the republic of the Kabardin Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
19 September 1944	Finland ceded Petsamo, which was attached to the Russian SFSR, and part of the Karelo-Finnish SSR was transferred to the Russian SFSR.
11 October 1944	The Tuvan People's Republic was annexed and attached to the Russian SFSR.
29 June 1945	Carpathian Ruthenia was ceded from Czechoslovakia and attached to the Ukrainian SSR.
20 September 1945	The southern Kuril Islands, recently captured from Japan, were annexed to the Russian SFSR. However, Japan never surrendered their claim.
2 February 1946	Southern Sakhalin Island, which the Soviet Union had captured on August 25, 1945, was annexed to the Russian SFSR.
5 February 1946	The western end of the Byelorussian SSR was ceded to Poland.
7 April 1946	The northern part of East Prussia, recently captured from Germany, was annexed to the Russian SFSR.
18 April 1947	Finland ceded a small parcel of land to the Russian SFSR for two hydroelectric plants along the Paatsjoki River.
7 April 1948	The Klaipėda Region was transferred from the Russian SFSR to the Lithuanian SSR, though some sources suggest the date may have been in 1950, or the region was already de facto in the Lithuanian SSR.
15 May 1948	The village of Medyka was ceded from the Ukrainian SSR to Poland.	too small to map
5 June 1951	Two parcels of land were exchanged between the Ukrainian SSR and Poland.
19 February 1954	The Crimean Oblast was transferred from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.
16 July 1956	The Karelo-Finnish SSR was incorporated into the Russian SFSR.
9 January 1957	The Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast and the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic are reconstituted from the former territories of the Karachay AO and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR, transferring some land from the Georgian SSR to the Russian SFSR.

1988–1991 (Dissolution)

Date	Event	Change
1 December 1989	The Armenian SSR declared its unification with the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan SSR; the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ruled this unconstitutional on January 10, 1990.	map
11 March 1990	The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic declared independence as the Republic of Lithuania.	Disputes:
4 May 1990	The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic proclaimed that its annexation was illegal, and renamed itself the Republic of Latvia.
8 May 1990	The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Republic of Estonia.
5 June 1990	The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova.
19 August 1990	Representatives of Gagauzia declared their separation from the SSR of Moldova and petitioned to join the Soviet Union.
23 August 1990	The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic proclaimed its sovereignty, and renamed itself the Republic of Armenia.
25 August 1990	The Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic declared its separation from the Georgian SSR and petitioned to join the Soviet Union.
2 September 1990	The Transnistria region declared its separation from the SSR of Moldova as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, and petitioned to join the Soviet Union.
20 September 1990	The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast declared its separation from the Georgian SSR and petitioned to join the Soviet Union.
30 October 1990	The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Socialist Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
14 November 1990	The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Republic of Georgia.
15 December 1990	The Socialist Republic of Kyrgyzstan renamed itself the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
5 February 1991	The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Republic of Azerbaijan.
9 April 1991	The Republic of Georgia declared independence.	Disputes:
23 May 1991	The Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova renamed itself the Republic of Moldova.
20 August 1991	The Republic of Estonia declared independence.	Disputes:
21 August 1991	The Republic of Latvia declared independence.	Disputes:
24 August 1991	The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic declared independence as Ukraine.	Disputes:
25 August 1991	The Byelorussian SSR declared independence.	Disputes:
27 August 1991	The Republic of Moldova declared independence.	Disputes:
30 August 1991	The Republic of Azerbaijan declared independence.	Disputes:
31 August 1991	The Republic of Kyrgyzstan declared independence. The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Republic of Tajikistan.	| Disputes:
1 September 1991	The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan.	Disputes:
6 September 1991	The Soviet Union recognized the independence of the Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.	Disputes:
9 September 1991	The Republic of Tajikistan declared independence.	Disputes:
19 September 1991	The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Republic of Belarus.	Disputes:
21 September 1991	The Republic of Armenia declared independence.	Disputes:
27 October 1991	The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic declared independence as the Republic of Turkmenistan.	Disputes:
1 November 1991	The Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the Russian SFSR declared independence as the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.	Disputes:
10 December 1991	The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic renamed itself the Republic of Kazakhstan.
12 December 1991	The Russian SFSR ratified the Belavezha Accords, declaring the Soviet Union dissolved.	Disputes:
16 December 1991	The Republic of Kazakhstan declared independence.	Disputes:
21 December 1991	The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast in the Republic of Georgia declared independence as the Republic of South Ossetia.	Disputes:
25 December 1991	The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic renamed itself the Russian Federation.
26 December 1991	The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was dissolved by the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet. All union republics had declared independence by this point, and were now undisputed as independent countries: Republic of Armenia Republic of Azerbaijan Republic of Belarus Republic of Georgia Republic of Kazakhstan Republic of Kyrgyzstan Republic of Moldova Russian Federation, considered the successor state to the Soviet Union Republic of Tajikistan Republic of Turkmenistan Ukraine Republic of Uzbekistan

Outside claims

Date	Event	Change
June 24, 1941	The Lithuanian SSR was captured by Germany.	x SKIPPING
June 27, 1941	Germany created Bezirk Bialystok, a civil administration unit for the western end of the Byelorussian SSR.	x NEED CITATION
July 1, 1941	The Latvian SSR was captured by Germany.	x SKIPPING
July 25, 1941	Germany created Reichskommissariat Ostland, a civil administration unit for the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian SSRs, as well as the remaining western half of the Byelorussian SSR.	x NEED CITATION
August 1, 1941	Germany extended the General Government to the District of Galicia, including part of the Byelorussian SSR.	x
August 20, 1941	Germany created Reichskommissariat Ukraine, a civil administration unit for the Ukrainian SSR, as well as the Crimean Peninsula of the Russian SFSR.	x NEED CITATION
August 28, 1941	The Estonian SSR was captured by Germany.	x SKIPPING
February 2, 1944	Reichskommissariat Ukraine was captured from Germany.	x SKIPPING
September 22, 1944	The Estonian SSR was captured from Germany.	x SKIPPING
October 13, 1944	The Lithuanian SSR was captured from Germany.	x SKIPPING
January 28, 1945	The Latvian SSR was captured from Germany. As its capital of Riga was also the capital of Reichskommissariat Ostland, this date is used for the capture of that unit as well.	x SKIPPING
May 23, 1945	The government of Germany was dissolved; this date is used to indicate the end of all German claims to Soviet territory.	x SKIPPING
October 1, 1949	The People's Republic of China was proclaimed, claiming the whole of the area of the Republic of China and thus the disputed border region in the far east.	x
April 28, 1952	Southern Sakhalin Island was ceded by Japan.	x
March 2, 1969	A border conflict erupts with China over two small regions in the far east; while fighting ended later that year, the border would remain disputed.	x
May 16, 1991	The border disputes with the People's Republic of China were provisionally resolved, though ratification would not come before the dissolution of the country. The Republic of China continued to claim the areas.	Disputes:

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