Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Карельская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика Karjalan autonominen sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
← 1956–1991 →
Location of Karelian ASSR
Region	Karelia
Capital	Petrozavodsk
Government	Socialist republic
Legislature	Supreme Soviet
History
- July 16, 1956	Established
- November 11, 1991	Renamed
Area	172,400 km²
Population
- 1959	651,300
Density	3.7/km²
Karelo-Finnish SSR	Karelia
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The Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1989) was a subdivision of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, on the border to Finland. It was established in 1956 to replace the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.

Nation

• Soviet Union

Soviet Union

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1936)
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1936-1991)

Karelian Polities

• Karelia (From 1991)
• Karelo-Finnish SSR (1940-1956)
•  North Karelia 
•  Region of South Karelia
•  Province of Karelia

Neighbouring Nations

• Finland
• Poland
• Czechoslovakia
• Hungary
• Romania
• Turkey
• Iran
• Afghanistan
• China
• Mongolia
• 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