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Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

1923–1940, 1956–1991 · 20th century · Also known as Karelian ASSR

The Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR with its capital at Petrozavodsk. In 1940, after the Winter War, it was combined with territory ceded by Finland to form the Karelo-Finnish SSR, a full union republic. In 1956 it was downgraded again to an autonomous republic, and it is now the Republic of Karelia.

Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/karelian-assr
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