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Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty

1920 · 20th century · Part of the Lithuanian–Soviet War

The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed in Moscow on 12 July 1920, ending the war between Soviet Russia and Lithuania. Russia recognised Lithuanian independence and Lithuanian claims to a large territory including Vilnius, which the Red Army handed over in August after taking it from the Poles. Lithuania lost the city in October 1920, when Polish troops under Lucjan Żeligowski seized it.

Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty
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