# Soviet-Japanese War (1945)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1945-soviet-japanese-war
Categories: battle

The USSR declared war on Japan on 8 August 1945 and invaded Manchuria the next day, then took southern Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. The Potsdam Conference had met in July. The dispute over the southern Kurils has prevented a Russia-Japan peace treaty. The war extended Soviet influence in East Asia.

## Why it matters
The war extended Soviet influence in East Asia.

Ruler at the time: [Joseph Stalin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/joseph-stalin)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Soviet–Japanese War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet–Japanese_War)
- [Wikipedia — Kuril Islands dispute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands_dispute)
- [Wikipedia — Eastern Front (World War II)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II))
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Soviet-Japanese War](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Soviet-Japanese+War)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)