Administrative change
Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic established, 1940
Karelia briefly held full union-republic status, coinciding with Finland's forced cession of its own Karelian territory after the Winter War.
What happened
The Karelian Labour Commune was established in June 1920 and elevated to the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) in July 1923.[1] In March 1940, in connection with Soviet plans to incorporate Finland into the Soviet Union, Karelia's status was upgraded to that of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, a full union republic; its status was reduced back to an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR in July 1956.[2]
Following its defeat in the 1939-40 Winter War against the Soviet Union, Finland was forced to cede its own eastern province of Karelia to Moscow, and the region's Finnish population was deported.[3]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: The Karelian Labour Commune was established in June 1920 and was elevated to the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) in July 1923.
- Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Wikipedia) link, Establishment section. Source record
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Claim: In March 1940, in connection with Soviet plans to incorporate Finland into the Soviet Union, Karelia's status was upgraded to that of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, a full union republic; its status was reduced back to an autonomous republic (ASSR) within the Russian SFSR in July 1956.
- Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Wikipedia) link, 1940 and 1956 status changes. Source record
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Claim: Following its defeat in the 1939-40 Winter War against the Soviet Union, Finland was forced to cede its eastern province of Karelia to Moscow, and the region's Finnish population was deported.
- Russia: The Karelian Question (Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies) link, Historical background section. Source record