Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
Also known as Karelo-Finnish SSR, Karelo-Finland, Finno-Karelia, Soviet Karelia
union republic of the Soviet Union
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The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic was a region within the Soviet Union that combined the territories of Karelia and Finland. It existed as one of the Soviet Union's constituent republics, though it was eventually dissolved and merged back into the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
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- Population
- 651300
- Motto
- Kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen!
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- inception
- 1940-03-31
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1956-07-16
- Commons category
- Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
- short name
- Карело-Фінська РСР
- native label
- Karjalais-suomalainen sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta
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The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (Karelo-Finnish SSR), also called Karelo-Finland, Finno-Karelia and Soviet Karelia or simply known as Karelia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It existed from 31 March 1940 until it was made part of the Russian SFSR on 16 July 1956 as the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The latter became the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia, on 13 November 1991.
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1940 establishments in the Soviet Union1940s in Finland1956 disestablishments in the Soviet UnionEastern BlocFinland–Soviet Union relationsFormer socialist republicsHistory of KareliaHistory of the Republic of KareliaKarelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist RepublicRepublics of the Soviet UnionStates and territories disestablished in 1956States and territories established in 1940