The Karelian-Finnish SSR did not last long. Transformations in the arrangement of the territories of the RSFSR were associated with the deterioration of relations with Finland. Few people know the history of this republic in detail, but these facts are more important than ever in order not to repeat the mistakes of history in the future.
The creation of the republic. History of its development
As you know, in the years 1939-1940 there was a war between the USSR and Finland. The result of hostilities, which was enshrined in the peace treaty, was the accession of some Finnish territories to the USSR. Prior to this, only the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic could be observed on a map of the USSR.
The Republic was created by a decision of the majority of deputies of the USSR Supreme Council adopted on March 31, 1940. The corresponding decision after the union body was adopted by the parliament of Karelia at its session in Petrozavodsk on April 15, 1940. What territories were annexed to the former Karelian ASSR? It was about the area that was part of the former Vyborg province (the Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga), as well as the lands of the communities of Kuusamo and Salla.
Administrative reform in Karelia was carried out in June-August 1940. For more effective management, the former territories of Finland were divided into 7 districts: Vyborg, Kegsholm, Kurkiyoksky, Pitkaryantsky, Sortavalsky, Suoyarvsky, Yaskinsky. Of course, the administrative centers of these entities were located in small towns.
These lands did not go around the war. We remember from the course of history that Finland was an ardent ally of fascist Germany. The northern borders of the USSR at that time were not yet very strengthened, so the troops of these enemies during the war quickly occupied most of the territory of the Karelian-Finnish SSR.
In the postwar years, the republic developed in the same way as all other territories of the USSR. Relations between the Soviet and Finnish states gradually improved, therefore, the relevance of the existence of such an entity as the Karelian-Finnish SSR gradually decreased. That is why in the 1950s the lands of the KFSSR were gradually transferred under the jurisdiction of the Leningrad and Murmansk regions.
Karelian-Finnish SSR: state symbols
Each public entity has its own symbols: flag and coat of arms. If we talk about the flag of the Karelian-Finnish SSR, then he had two options. The first was developed in 1940, almost completely similar to the flag of the USSR. In 1953, the Supreme Council of the Republic approved a new version of the flag. Now it was possible to observe three colors on it. Of course, there is a predominance of red, but in addition there are small strips of blue and green below. Of course, the flag depicted the main symbols of communism - the sickle and the hammer.
What did the emblem of the republic look like?
The coat of arms of the Karelian-Finnish SSR was developed in 1940 as one of the most important symbols of the newly created state. The basis of the image was the types of sickle and hammer. It was important for the authors to show some features of the territory, so we see elements of forest landscapes, the contours of mountains and rivers on the coat of arms. The general background is like a sunrise.
The Karelian-Finnish SSR ceased to exist on July 16, 1956.