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// THE CRUX Kaliningrad transitioned from historical Prussian Königsberg into a Russian exclave following World War II and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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Why does Russia Own Kaliningrad/ Königsberg? (Short Animated Documentary)

17 places, in order of mention

00:01EuropeIf you look at a modern map of Europe
00:03Baltic Seaa curious exclave along the Baltic Sea
00:05KaliningradThis is Kaliningrad and has been a part of the Russian Federation
00:07Russiahas been a part of the Russian Federation since 1991
00:22Königsbergprior to this was known as Königsberg
00:31Duchy of Prussiacentral part of the newly formed Duchy of Prussia
00:33Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealthpuppet state of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:44German Empirewithin the newly formed German Empire
00:46BerlinBerlin whilst not the capital
01:56East Prussiaas its own exclave known as East Prussia
02:00Lithuanialose this land to the newly formed Lithuania
02:37PolandThe southern part went to Poland
03:44East Germanydeported to East Germany and replaced mostly with Russians
03:50Lithuaniadid offer Kaliningrad to Lithuania who said no
05:10West GermanyWest German Chancellor Helmut Kohl didn't push
05:20United KingdomBritain and France were already wary
05:21FranceBritain and France were already wary