Kirjasalo

Village Kirjasalo Кирьясало flag Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Murmansk First mention 1630s Earlier names Koriaselka, Kiryasilka, Kiryasaly surface 41 km² Ethnic composition 356 Finns, 53 Russians, 3 others (1926) Time zone UTC + 3 Geographical location Coordinates 60 ° 26 '  N , 30 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 60 ° 26 '23 "  N , 30 ° 5' 52"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Kirjasalo ( Russian : Кирьясало) was a village about 75 km north of Saint Petersburg . It was part of the historical province of Ingermanland , in which the Finnish tribes of the Ingrier , Woten and Wepsen (with the exception of Saint Petersburg) made up a large part of the population.

history

Before the Russian Civil War

Koriasilka village was first mentioned on a map from the 17th century.

In an ethnographic map from 1849 Kirjasalo part of the settlement area of Ingrians .

During the Russian Civil War

When the Russian Civil War broke out in 1917, Finland seized the opportunity and declared itself independent . Since the new border passed directly by Kirjasalo, the village got a customs post. At the end of 1919 a free corps conquered the north of Ingermanland and declared Kirjasalo the capital of the new state of North Germanland . However, the new state was returned to Russia on October 14, 1920 in the Peace of Dorpat .

After the Russian Civil War

The place reached its highest population in 1933 with 432 inhabitants. Then, under Stalin, the Ingrians began to be deported to Siberia.

In the spring of 1939, Kirjasalo finally ceased to exist with the dissolution of his national council.

post Office

During the independence of Northingermanland the government brought out its own stamps under General George Elfvengren. These were only used in Kirjasalo and their sale at times made up two thirds of the People's Council's income.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lost countries - A world history in postage stamps by Burkhard Müller