Kurile Islands - 1990

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Russia Picture by Jacek Pałkiewicz
Travel story: Kurile Islands - 1990

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More than fifty years have passed since the end of World War II, and no peace treaty has been concluded between Japan and the former Soviet Union. The reason for this delay is the unresolved Northern Territory issue. In the aftermath of World War II, Japan lost those islands, the Kuriles to Russia. Russia clings to its territory in the rich fishing grounds of the North Pacific, defying, Japan, which wants the southern Kuriles, the islands of Habomai, Shikotan,... More