Polish–Soviet border agreement of 1951

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The Polish–Soviet border agreement of 1951 was a Cold War-era treaty between the People's Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union that adjusted their mutual frontier through a territorial exchange intended to consolidate political and economic control in the border regions.

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Polish–Soviet border agreement of 1951 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border treaty
international treaty
territorial exchange agreement
appliesToJurisdiction Polish People’s Republic
surface form: People's Republic of Poland

Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
appliesToTerritory Polish–Soviet border
classification Cold War treaty
continent Europe
country Polish People’s Republic
surface form: People's Republic of Poland

Soviet Union
diplomaticRelation Polish–Soviet relations
follows Curzon Line-based Polish–Soviet border settlement after World War II
geographicRegion Eastern Europe
Kresy
surface form: Polish–Ukrainian borderlands
hasConsequence modification of local administrative boundaries in border regions
population movements in affected border areas
hasEffect change of territorial extent of People's Republic of Poland
change of territorial extent of Soviet Union
historicalContext Cold War-era border adjustments in Eastern Europe
Soviet influence in Eastern Bloc
historicalPeriod post–World War II Europe
languageOfWorkOrName Polish
Russian
legalForm bilateral treaty
legalStatus ratified international agreement
participant government of the Polish People's Republic
surface form: government of the People's Republic of Poland

Soviet government
surface form: government of the Soviet Union
partOf Cold War
purpose adjustment of the Polish–Soviet state border
consolidation of economic control in border regions
consolidation of political control in border regions
territorial exchange
reason economic interests in border-region resources and infrastructure
strategic interests of the Soviet Union in border areas
regulates demarcation of the Polish–Soviet frontier
relatedEvent postwar redrawing of borders in Central and Eastern Europe
relatedTo Eastern Bloc border policy
history of Poland (1945–1989)
history of the Soviet Union
signatory Polish People’s Republic
surface form: People's Republic of Poland

Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
topic international borders
territorial changes of Poland
territorial changes of the Soviet Union
typeOfDiplomaticAction border delimitation
territorial acquisition
territorial cession

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Polish–Soviet relations hasKeyTreaty Polish–Soviet border agreement of 1951
Polish–Soviet border agreement of 1945 relatedTo Polish–Soviet border agreement of 1951