Treaty of Moscow (1921)
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The Treaty of Moscow (1921) was a peace and friendship agreement between Soviet Russia and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey that defined their mutual borders and established a foundation for cooperative relations after World War I.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| affectsRegion |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moscow Treaty of 1921
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1921 in international relations
ⓘ
Soviet–Turkish relations ⓘ Treaties of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTerritory | Batum region to Soviet Georgia with special provisions ⓘ |
| confirmedTerritorialControl |
Ardahan region under Turkish sovereignty
ⓘ
Artvin region under Turkish sovereignty ⓘ Kars region under Turkish sovereignty ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
guarantees for the status of Nakhchivan under Azerbaijani protection
ⓘ
mutual non-aggression ⓘ recognition of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as the legitimate authority in Turkey ⓘ renunciation of previous unequal treaties imposed on the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1921-03-16 ⓘ |
| definedBorderBetween |
Turkey and Soviet Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey and Soviet Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey and Soviet Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBorderWith |
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of Georgia (Sovietized Georgia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedRelation | friendly relations between Soviet Russia and the Turkish National Movement ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Kars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Russian Civil War period
ⓘ
Turkish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ post–World War I settlement ⓘ |
| inspired | Treaty of Kars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Russian
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force between Turkey and successor states of the Soviet Union for relevant borders ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
first major international agreement of the Turkish National Movement
ⓘ
foundation for early Soviet–Turkish cooperation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the frontier between Soviet Russia and Turkey in the Caucasus region
ⓘ
to establish peace and friendship between Soviet Russia and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ |
| relatedTreaty | Treaty of Kars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatorySide |
Soviet Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish National Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedDuring |
Lenin era in Soviet Russia
ⓘ
leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish National Movement ⓘ |
| signedIn | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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