Transfer of Crimea

Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet transferring Crimea Province from the Russian Republic to the Ukraine Republic. February 27, 1954

Original Source: Pravda, 27 February 1954, p. 1.

Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet transferring Crimea Province from the Russian Republic to the Ukraine Republic, taking into account the integral character of the economy, the territorial proximity and the close economic ties between Crimea Province and the Ukraine Republic, and approving the joint presentation of the Presidium of the Russian Republic Supreme Soviet and the Presidium of the Ukraine Republic Supreme Soviet on the transfer of Crimea Province from the Russian Republic to the Ukraine Republic.

Source: Current Digest of the Soviet Press (Columbus, Ohio: AAASS, 1954), Vol. 6, p. 23.

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