Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic

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Karjalais-suomalainen sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta Карело-Финская Советская Социалистическая Республика
Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
flag coat of arms
Official language	Finnish , Russian
Capital	Petrozavodsk Петрозаво́дск (Finnish: Petroskoi)
surface	172,400 km²
population	651,300
Population density	3.8 inhabitants per km²
National anthem	Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish SSR
Time zone	UTC + 3

Flag of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic 1940–1953

The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic , more rarely Karelo-Finland , was a union republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1940 to 1956 .

development

In the secret additional protocol of the German-Soviet non-aggression pact , Finland was added to the Soviet sphere of interest in 1939 . Josef Stalin's aim was to incorporate Finland into the Soviet Union as a socialist union republic . Therefore, before the attack on Finland, he made preparations for the formation of a future government with the involvement of Finnish communists. As a result of the Winter War , Finland had to cede part of its territory in Karelia in 1940, but retained its state independence. From parts of the conquered territories and the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Republic , which had existed since 1923 and was previously part of the RSFSR , a union republic of the Soviet Union was created, the Karelo-Finnish SSR. The Finnish population fled or was displaced (see Load sharing (Finland) ). Otto Kuusinen , who had already formed a pro-Soviet Finnish counter-government in 1939/40 , became chairman of the Supreme Republic Soviet.

One of the functions of this was to warn Finland that plans to incorporate Finland into the USSR had still not been abandoned; on the other hand, the preparations for the annexation of Finland did not seem to have been undertaken entirely in vain.

In the Continuation War (1941-1944) Finland occupied large parts of the Soviet Republic, including areas that had been part of the Russian state since the time of the Kievan Rus in the 10th century, such as the territory between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega . After the end of the war, Finland was able to retain its independence despite further territorial losses.

In 1956, the Karelo-Finnish SSR was re- incorporated into the RSFSR as the Karelian ASSR . Today the region, the Republic of Karelia , is a federal subject of Russia .

music

The anthem of the Karelo-Finnish SSR comes from Armas Äikiä (text) and Karl Rautio (melody). A well-known composer of orchestral works and ballets using local folk music motifs was Helmer-Rainer Sinisalo (1920–1989).

See also

Portal: Soviet Union  - overview of existing articles on the topic

Web links

Commons : Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files