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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
peace treaty
affectsRegion Caucasus
Eastern Anatolia
alsoKnownAs Moscow Treaty of 1921
Treaty of Brotherhood
category 1921 in international relations
Soviet–Turkish relations
Treaties of Turkey
Treaties of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR
dateSigned 1921-03-16
definedBorderBetween Turkey and Soviet Armenia
Turkey and Soviet Azerbaijan
Turkey and Soviet Georgia
definedBorderWith Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Democratic Republic of Georgia (Sovietized Georgia)
establishedRelation friendly relations between Soviet Russia and the Turkish National Movement
followedBy Treaty of Kars
historicalContext Russian Civil War period
Turkish War of Independence
post–World War I settlement
inspired Treaty of Kars
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
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
signatorySide Soviet Russia
linked to: Russian SFSR

Turkish National Movement
signedDuring Lenin era in Soviet Russia
leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish National Movement
signedIn Moscow

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Treaty of Kars predecessor Treaty of Moscow (1921)
Treaty of Kars follows Treaty of Moscow (1921)
Treaty of Moscow (1921) alsoKnownAs Moscow Treaty of 1921
linked to: Treaty of Moscow (1921)
Turkey–Armenia border definedByTreaty Treaty of Moscow (1921)
Treaties of the Soviet Union hasPart Soviet–Turkish Treaty of Moscow (1921)
linked to: Treaty of Moscow (1921)
Treaty of Alexandropol supersededBy Treaty of Moscow (1921)
Turkey–Georgia border definedByTreaty Treaty of Moscow (1921)
Turkey–Soviet Union border establishedByTreaty Treaty of Moscow (1921)