I looked on my globe today, (by the way the globe is only a year old) and I was wondering why there is a tiny piece of Russia above Poland that does not even border Russia at all. Could someone explain to me why this is. Thanks.
2007-03-14 11:45:17 · 4 answers · asked by andy c 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I believe it was part of the Treaty of Peace between Poland, Russia, & Ukraine. When the Polish-Russian War ended, the countries made the Treaty of Peace. In the treaty there must of been some sort of agreement to give a part of Poland to Russia.
2007-03-14 12:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by sweety_julie123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russian Exclave Oblast
Russia's smallest oblast (region) of Kaliningrad is an exclave located 200 miles away from the border of Russia proper. Kaliningrad was a spoil of World War II, allocated from Germany to the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference that divided Europe between the allied powers in 1945. The oblast is a wedge-shaped piece of land along the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania, approximately one-half the size of Belgium, 5,830 mi2 (15,100 km2). The oblast's primary and port city is also known as Kaliningrad.
2007-03-14 21:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by misen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Kaliningrad oblast,one of Russian exclave.It was once the Prussian city of Konigsberg (where german philosopher Immanuel Kant lived).After World War II with Russia defeating Germany,many Germans evacuated the city.It was ceded to Russia in the Potsdam conference.
2007-03-14 19:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by starjammer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they keep it because Russia doesn't have many usable (warm water) ports for shipping and naval purposes. Kaliningrad happened to be one of the better ones they have in the east so I think they kept it for that purpose.
2007-03-14 19:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by pathc22 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋