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riversedge

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Sat Mar 26, 2022, 08:29 AM Mar 2022

⚡️Train station exhibit in Vilnius displays images of war in Ukraine for Russian travelers. The st




⚡️Train station exhibit in Vilnius displays images of war in Ukraine for Russian travelers.

The station is displaying the war in Ukraine through 24 large photographic prints along a platform with the aim of giving Russian transit travelers a true picture of Russia’s war.


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today Putin is killing civilians in ukraine, do you agree with this


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Replying to
@KyivIndependent
Lithuania allows 100 trains a month to carry Russian passengers to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.


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I GOOGLED AND FOUND THIS --SINCE I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS LAND:




https://maphover.com.au/russia-above-poland-kaliningrad-oblast/







Why Does Russia Own Land Above Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast)?

Russia is divided into 85 states or oblasts. One of these is Kaliningrad Oblast. Its population of just under 1 million people occupy 15,000 square kilometres (5,791 square miles) of land, which is equal to the size of Timor Leste / East Timor. Kaliningrad is strangely located 300km west of mainland Russia, resting beside Lithuania, Poland and the Baltic sea. At first glance this anomaly is puzzling. Why does Russia own this patch of land? Shouldn’t it be part of a neighbouring country?

The short answer is: Germany was forced to give up huge patches of its conquered land at the end of WWII. In 1945 the Potsdam Agreement was signed by the USSR (now Russia), Britain and the USA. It specifically gave Kaliningrad (known as the German Königsberg at the time) to Russia, without opposition. That’s because Russia had already invaded and taken the area from Germany a few months earlier. Plus, other surrounding nations were too broke to rebuild the area… that already had Russian people.

But why did Russia want it? Well, we’re going to need the longer answer for that one.
How Country Borders Change

World War II (WWII) was fought between 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945. Germany was a key antagonist in the war after invading western and eastern Europe, systematically killing millions of people. Germany’s Nazi party took control of countries one by one, reaching the height of its powers in 1942, before its invasion was repelled by the Allied and Soviet army. Wikipedia charts the Germany WWII invasion year by year in the below animated image:



Why Does Russia Own Land Above Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast)?


Russia is divided into 85 states or oblasts. One of these is Kaliningrad Oblast. Its population of just under 1 million people occupy 15,000 square kilometres (5,791 square miles) of land, which is equal to the size of Timor Leste / East Timor. Kaliningrad is strangely located 300km west of mainland Russia, resting beside Lithuania, Poland and the Baltic sea. At first glance this anomaly is puzzling. Why does Russia own this patch of land? Shouldn’t it be part of a neighbouring country?

The short answer is: Germany was forced to give up huge patches of its conquered land at the end of WWII. In 1945 the Potsdam Agreement was signed by the USSR (now Russia), Britain and the USA. It specifically gave Kaliningrad (known as the German Königsberg at the time) to Russia, without opposition. That’s because Russia had already invaded and taken the area from Germany a few months earlier. Plus, other surrounding nations were too broke to rebuild the area… that already had Russian people.

But why did Russia want it? Well, we’re going to need the longer answer for that one.
How Country Borders Change

World War II (WWII) was fought between 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945. Germany was a key antagonist in the war after invading western and eastern Europe, systematically killing millions of people. Germany’s Nazi party took control of countries one by one, reaching the height of its powers in 1942, before its invasion was repelled by the Allied and Soviet army. Wikipedia charts the Germany WWII invasion year by year in the below animated image:
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