KnowraSoviet–Japanese Neutrality PactLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact, each with the reason it gives.All 10Related 9Compared with 1Yalta ConferenceRelated: Stalin promised to enter the war against Japan after Germany’s defeat, subject to territorial terms.Potsdam DeclarationRelated: The Soviet Union was not an original signatory, while its neutrality pact with Japan remained in force when the declaration appeared.Soviet invasion of ManchuriaRelated: The Soviet Union renounced the pact in April 1945 before joining the war against Japan.Battles of Khalkhin GolRelated: The 1939 defeat helped make a northern war against the Soviet Union less attractive to Japan.Soviet–Japanese WarRelated: The pact governed relations until Moscow declared it would no longer observe it in 1945.Kuril Islands disputeRelated: The Soviet Union’s 1945 entry into the Pacific War became central to Japan’s account of the islands’ seizure.Battle of Lake KhasanRelated: The border clashes preceded a pact that reduced immediate danger on their shared frontier.Richard SorgeRelated: Sorge’s reporting on Japanese intentions helped Moscow assess the pact’s practical significance.Soviet–Japanese border conflictsRelated: The pact helped stabilize the frontier after the clashes and freed both states to focus elsewhere.