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Today in History, Feb. 19

By The Moscow Times
An old map showing the Crimean region.
Sixty years ago today, in 1954, the Crimean region was transferred from the Russian Soviet Republic to the Ukrainian Soviet Republic. It was, in fact, a present to mark the 300th anniversary of the treaty associating Ukraine with Russia.

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