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The Soviet Russia's recognition of Finland's independence, Dec. 1917 - Jan. 1918
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- Author(s)
- Council of People's Commissars of Soviet Russia and All-Russian Central Executive Committee
- Publisher
- histdoc.net (historical documents archive)
- Original language
- en
- Link
- https://histdoc.net/history/itsen2.htmlAccessed 18 September 2026
Editorial annotation
Texts of the Soviet Russian decree recognising Finnish independence, dated 18 December 1917 by the Julian calendar then in use in Russia (31 December 1917 in the Gregorian calendar), and its confirmation by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on 23 December 1917 (Julian; 5 January 1918 Gregorian).
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