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Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1956)

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Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
Karjalais-suomalainen sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta
Karjalas-Suomelaine sosialistine nevvostotazavaldu
Карело-Финская Советская Социалистическая Республика
Flag of Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
Flag
Coat of arms of Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
Coat of arms
Motto: Kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen!
"Workers of the world, unite!"
Location of Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
CapitalPetrozavodsk
Common languagesFinnish
Karelian
Russian
Dominant mode of productionSocialism


The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic was a republic of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1956.

History

In 1940, during the Winter War, the Karelian ASSR was turned into a Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] In 1956, it was demoted back into an ASSR.[2]

References

  1. Rein Taagepera (1999). The Finno-Ugric Republics and the Russian State (p. 109). C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. ISBN 1850652937
  2. Gloria Lotha (2019). Karelia. Encyclopedia Britannica.