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| 1920 International aspects of the war |
| 2022-09-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Oleg Airapetov [Regnum] After the liberation of Vilna, Lithuania emerged from the state of neutrality, claiming the ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Lithuanian troops began to seize disputed territories, but shied away from cooperation with the Red Army. The Lithuanians came out just in time - their small forces could create a serious danger to the extended and poorly defended rear of the Western Front, marching on Warsaw. On July 12, the Soviet-Lithuanian treaty was signed in Moscow. The RSFSR recognized the independence of the Republic of Lithuania (Art. 1), as well as the transition to Lithuania not only Vilna, but also Grodno, Lida, Avgustov, Oshmyan and Sventsyan (Art. 2). Property evacuated during the war, both private and public, was to be returned to Lithuania (Art. 3 and 4). |
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