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But in the Russian version apparently there is no "cede" but simply a "уступать", so VT is saying that the definition of "уступать" signifies a temporary arrangement.[/quote]

I understand that...

I again recommend you to look up the word "уступать" in a russian explanatory dictionary of that time.

Ahhhh, does it matter? I don't need neither Alaska nor Hawaii.

I quit the thread.[/quote]...

No, it means "to relinquish/ to surrender control over/ to grant by treaty". Whatever meaning you choose, none of them suggest a temporary arrangement.