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Harbin

Chronology

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★ '27 August 1896 :'Russia and China sign contract for building Chinese Eastern Railroad.
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★ '17 December 1896 :'Chinese Eastern Railroad Society () established in St. Petersburg, later moved to Vladivostok.
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★ 'Jul 1897 :'Construction begun on Chinese Eastern railroad, 1,481 km(Tarskaya - Hilar - Harbin - Nikolsk-Ussuriski).
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★ '16 May 1898 :'Harbin established.
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★ 'Aug 1898 :'Defense for Chinese Eastern Railroad (CER) across Manchuria assumed by Russia; under Priamur governor.
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★ '3 November 1901 :'Traffic opened, regular passenger traffic begun from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok 14 July 1903.
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★ '1 July 1903 :'Chinese Eastern Railroad opened and given under authority of CER Administration (Russian: Upravleniye KVZhD)
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★ '12 August 1903 - 1 July 1905 :'Subordinated to Viceroyalty of the Far East (see Lüshunkou).
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★ '5 September 1905 :'Southern spur (Changchun to Port Arthur) of CER ceded to Japan.
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★ '1 August 1906 :'Ussurian line was granted on long-term lease for 25 years(to 1 Jan 1931) to Russian CER.
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★ 'Nov 1917 - 20 September 1924 :'Russian zone administered by "White" Russian forces during the Russian civil war.
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★ '1 July 1920 :'Ussurian line separated from CER.
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★ '18 November 1922 :'Under administration of Soviet Union, part of Far Eastern Region.
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★ '1929 - 1932 :'De facto under Chinese sovereignty.
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★ '9 February 1933 :'Nationalized by Manchukuo government
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★ '23 March 1935 :'Southern spur transferred to Manchukuo by Japan.and Northern spur of CER sold to Manchukuo by U.S.S.R.
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★ '1 September 1935 :'Soviets recognize Manchukuo as owner of CER.
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★ '18 August 1945 :'Harbin liberated by Soviet troops.
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★ '18 August 1945 - 14 February 1950:'Joint Soviet-Chinese administration of the Chinese Eastern Railroad.