The Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1989) was a subdivision of Russia, on the border to Finland. It was established in 1956 to replace Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.
Nation[]
Soviet Union[]
- 22x20px Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1936)
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1936-1991)
Karelian Polities[]
- 22x20px Karelia (From 1991)
- 22x20px Karelo-Finnish SSR (1940-1956)
- 22x20px North Karelia
- Region of South Karelia
- Province of Karelia
Neighbouring Nations[]
- Finland
- Poland
- Czechoslovakia
- Flag Hungary
- Flag Romania
- Flag Turkey
- Iran
- Flag Afghanistan
- Flag China
- Flag Mongolia
- Flag Korea
References
- Soviet Union: a country study (Library of Congress)
- Soviet Union: a country study (archive.org)
- World Statesmen.org
- Wikipedia
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Большая советская энциклопедия)
- Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза