ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate, using the cases of Tuva and Mongolia, that although the de jure recognition of newly formed state entities was perceived as far less important than in the present, these entities shared a number of similarities with present-day de facto states and thus can serve as useful historical analogies. Primarily, this chapter discusses which circumstances led to the incorporation of Tuva into its powerful patron – The Soviet Union – and which helped Mongolia to eventually become a fully recognized state.
