EVENT INFORMATION

18
December
1917

Finland’s independence recognized by Soviet Russia

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📅 18 December 1917 📍 Finland

Sovnarkom recognized Finland’s independence after its declaration of separation from Russia. The decision gave practical expression to the proclaimed right of national self-determination, although the Finnish Civil War and subsequent interventions showed that recognition alone did not settle social conflict or the conditions of sovereignty.

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People in this event

Vladimir Lenin

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

Organizations in this Event

Sovnarkom

Finnish Senate