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==Historical consequences==
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The treaty was a political plan to save Ukraine from Polish domination.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Denys|last1=Krasnikov|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/honest-history-treaty-of-peryaslav-in-1654-ukraine-becomes-russian-vassal-for-337-years.html|title=Honest History 10: How one treaty made Ukraine vassal of Russia for 337 years|quote=Called the Treaty of Pereyaslav, this political maneuver in 1654 was designed to save Ukraine from Polish domination.|journal=Kyiv Post|date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201109015253/https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/honest-history-treaty-of-peryaslav-in-1654-ukraine-becomes-russian-vassal-for-337-years.html|archive-date=November 9, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref> For the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the deal provided one of the early signs of its gradual decline and [[Partitions of Poland|eventual demise]] by the end of the 18th century.
In 1954, anniversary celebrations if "Ukraine re-unification with Russia" were widespread in the [[Soviet Union]] and included the [[1954 transfer of Crimea|transfer]] of [[Crimea]] from the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian Federation]] to the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukraine
In 2004, after the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the event, the administration of President [[Leonid Kuchma]] of Ukraine established January 18 as the official date to commemorate the event.
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