Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Finnish)
Treaty,of,Tartu,(Russian–Finnish)
The,Treaty,of,Tartu,Russian:,Тартуский,мирный,договор,,Finnish:,Tarton,rauha,between,Finland,and,Soviet,Russia,was,signed,on,14,October,1920,after,negotiations,that,lasted,four,months,The,treaty,confirmed,the,border,between,Finland,and,Soviet,Russia,after,the,Finnish,civil,war,and,Finnish,volunteer,expeditions,in,Russian,East,Karelia
Treaty,was,signed,in,Tartu,Estonia,at,the,Estonian,Students,Society,building,Ratifications,of,the,treaty,were,exchanged,in,Moscow,on,31,December,1920,The,treaty,was,registered,in,the,League,of,Nations,Treaty,Series,on,5,March,19211
The,treaty,confirmed,that,the,Finnish-Soviet,border,would,follow,the,old,border,between,the,autonomous,Grand,Duchy,of,Finland,and,Imperial,Russia,Finland,additionally,received,Petsamo,,with,its,ice-free,harbour,on,the,Arctic,Ocean,As,far,back,as,1864,,Tsar,Alexander,II,had,promised,to,join,Petsamo,to,Finland,in,exchange,for,a,piece,of,the,Karelian,Isthmus2,Finland,also,agreed,to,leave,the,joined,and,then,occup