Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic

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Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic Karjalais-šuomelaini sosialistini neuvoštotašavalta (Karelian) Karjalas-Suomelaine sosialistine nevvostotazavaldu (Livvi) Karjalais-suomalainen sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta (Finnish) Карело-Финская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
1940–1956
Flag (1953–1956) Emblem (1941–1956)
Motto: Kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen! "Proletarians of all countries, unite!"
Anthem: Karjalais-suomalaisen sosialistisen neuvostotasavallan hymni "Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish SSR" (1945–1956)
Location of the Karelo-Finnish SSR (red) within the Soviet Union (1940 boundaries)
Capital	Petrozavodsk Belomorsk (1941-1944)
Common languages	Karelian, Finnish, Russian
Government	Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist soviet republic
First Secretary
• 1940–1950	Gennady Kupriyanov
• 1950	Aleksandr Kondakov
• 1950–1955	Aleksandr Egorov [ru]
• 1955–1956	Leonid Lubennikov
Head of State
• 1940–1956	Otto Wille Kuusinen
Head of Government
• 1940–1947	Pavel Prokkonen
• 1947–1950	Voldemar Virolainen [ru]
• 1950–1956	Pavel Prokkonen
Legislature	Supreme Soviet of the Karelo-Finnish SSR
Historical era	World War II / Cold War
• SSR established	31 March 1940
• Demoted to ASSR	16 July 1956
Area
1959	172,400 km2 (66,600 sq mi)
Population
• 1959	651,300
Currency	Soviet ruble (Rbl) (SUR)
Preceded by Succeeded by Karelian ASSR Finnish Democratic Republic Leningrad Oblast Murmansk Oblast Karelian ASSR
Today part of	Russia

The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (Karelo-Finnish SSR),^[a] also called Soviet Karelia or simply known as Karelia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It existed from 31 March 1940 until it was made part of the Russian SFSR on 16 July 1956 as the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The latter became the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia, on 13 November 1991.
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