Why is Kaliningrad a part of Russia?

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Why is Kaliningrad a part of Russia? Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian exclave separated by five thousand kilometers from the motherland. The region is home to the Russian Baltic fleet, making it one of the most militarized places in Europe. Join us to explore the history of Kaliningrad Oblast, it's German past, the evolution of Königsberg into Kaliningrad, and the irredentist claims to the territory.

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00:00 Intro.
00:29 History of Kaliningrad.
1:54 Strategic Value.
3:05 Irredentist Claims and Independence.
4:54 Closer.
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I always wondered what that piece of land was…

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But you failed to mention that it was offered to Lithuania in 1954 by Khruschev, when he was giving land like Crimea, to Ukraine, which had already got Lugansk, Donestk, Kherson and Odesa

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