Historical Person

Lev Karakhan

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๐Ÿ“ Iran

Lev Karakhan

Gender: Male

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Soviet note renounces tsarist privileges in Iran

๐Ÿ“… 26 June 1919

Karakhanโ€™s note announced the Soviet rejection of tsarist privileges in Iran. It became a reference point for the later friendship treaty.

Iran and the USSR sign a guarantee and neutrality treaty

๐Ÿ“… 1 October 1927

Iran and the USSR signed a guarantee and neutrality treaty. Its protocols preserved the 1921 treatyโ€™s intervention exception, qualifying the promise against introducing troops into the other state.

Caspian fisheries agreement creates a joint company

๐Ÿ“… 1 October 1927

A separate Soviet-Iranian agreement established joint exploitation of southern Caspian fisheries under a 25-year concession. Economic cooperation raised questions of control over Iranian resources.

Soviet Union and China sign an agreement restoring relations

๐Ÿ“… 31 May 1924

The Sino-Soviet agreement restored diplomatic relations and declared that tsarist-era treaties affecting Chinese sovereignty would be reviewed or annulled. It addressed the Chinese Eastern Railway and...

Soviet-Japanese Basic Convention signed

๐Ÿ“… 20 January 1925

The USSR and Japan signed the Basic Convention establishing diplomatic relations and agreeing on the evacuation of Japanese troops from northern Sakhalin. The settlement restored Soviet sovereignty...