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English: The decision of the Soviet of the People's Comissars' to recognise Finnish independence
Suomi: Venäjän kansankomissaarien neuvoston päätös tunnustaa Suomen itsenäisyys
Svenska: Ryska folkkommissariernas råds beslut att erkänna Finlands självständighet
Date 31 December 1917 (18 December 1917 in Julian calendar)
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the Soviet of the People's Commissars', scanned from the original preserved in the

Author unknown Russian civil servant
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