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History of Sakhalin Oblast

  • Soviet invasion of South SakhalinIn 1905, the Treaty of Portsmouth divided Sakhalin Island along the 50th parallel north. The Russian Empire kept control of the northern half while the…
  • Kuril Islands disputeOn the 7th of February 1855, representatives from the Russian Empire and Tokugawa Japan signed the Treaty of Shimoda in Edo.