Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic

Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
*Karjalas-Suomelaine sosialistine nevvostotazavaldu*
*Karjalais-suomalainen sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta*
Карело-Финская Советская Социалистическая Республика
Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic Karjalas-Suomelaine sosialistine nevvostotazavaldu; Karjalais-suomalainen sosialistinen neuvostotasavalta; Карело-Финская Советская Социалистическая Республика
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; 61°47′00″N 34°21′00″E / 61.783333°N 34.35°E
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
• 1955–1956	Leonid Lubennikov
Head of State
• 1940–1956	Otto Wille Kuusinen
Head of Government
• 1940–1947	Pavel Prokkonen
• 1947–1950	Voldemar Virolainen
• 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
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 1940 until it was made part of the Russian SFSR in 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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