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Austria–Soviet Union relations were established in 1924, [1] discontinued in 1938 following German annexation of Austria and renewed following Austrian independence after World War II. [2] The rump Austrian state left after the war eventually joined with Nazi Germany in the Anschluss, and was therefore part of the German invasion of the ...
Soviet people of Austrian descent (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Austria–Soviet Union relations" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The preamble of the Austrian State Treaty, signed on 15 May 1955 by the USSR, United States, United Kingdom, France and Austria, established that the treaty formed the basis of Soviet relations with Austria. [3] [5] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, relations continued between the Russian Federation and the Austrian state. [3]
Diplomatic relations between Austria and the Soviet Union were established on February 21, 1924 [4] and the former Russian Imperial embassy′s building was handed over to the Soviets. [ 5 ] The rump Austrian state left after the war eventually joined with Nazi Germany in the Anschluss , and was therefore part of the German invasion of the ...
The treaty re-established a free, sovereign and democratic Austria.The basis for the treaty was the Moscow Declaration of 30 October 1943. The agreement and its annexes provided for Soviet oilfield concessions and property rights of oil refineries in Eastern Austria and the transfer of the assets of the Danube Shipping Company to the USSR.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990/91, the ambassador was responsible for almost all successor states but were, eventually replaced by new embassies. As of 2015, the official area consists of Belarus and the Russian Federation ("Russia"), the Austrian Embassy in Moscow also entrusts Armenia (which has had an ambassador at the ...
The Austrian General Strikes of 1950 were organised by the Communist Party of Austria with half-hearted support of the Soviet occupation authorities. In August–October 1950 Austria faced a severe social and economic crisis caused by anticipated withdrawal of American financial aid and a sharp drop in real wages.
Fyodor Tolbukhin went on to command the Soviet Southern Group of Forces and the Transcaucasian Military District until his death in 1949. Austrian politician Karl Renner set up a Provisional Government in Vienna sometime in April with the tacit approval of the victorious Soviet forces, [16] and declared Austria's secession from the Third Reich.