Karelian ASSR
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The Karelian ASSR was an autonomous republic
of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
, with the capital in Petrozavodsk
.
The Karelian ASSR was formed as a part of the Russian SFSR by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee
(VTsIK) of June 27, 1923 and by the Decree of the VTsIK and the Council of People's Commissars of July 25, 1923 from the Karelian Labor Commune. In 1927, the ASSR was divided into districts
, which replaced the old volost
s.
From 1940 to 1956, territory annexed from Finland was incorporated with the previous Karelian Autonomous Republic to form the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, which had the status of a union republic in the federal structure of the Soviet Union. By this time, only about 10% of the population of this region was of Karelian
or Finnish ethnic background.
On July 16, 1956, the SSR was downgraded from a Union Republic to an ASSR, and retroceded to the Russian SFSR.
Today, the Republic of Karelia
is a federal subject
of Russia.
Autonomous republics of the Soviet Union
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics of the Soviet Union were administrative units created for certain nations. The ASSRs had a status lower than the union republics of the Soviet Union, but higher than the autonomous oblasts and the autonomous okrugs....
of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, with the capital in Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:...
.
The Karelian ASSR was formed as a part of the Russian SFSR by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee
All-Russian Central Executive Committee
All-Russian Central Executive Committee , was the highest legislative, administrative, and revising body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Although the All-Russian Congress of Soviets had supreme authority, in periods between its sessions its powers were passed to VTsIK...
(VTsIK) of June 27, 1923 and by the Decree of the VTsIK and the Council of People's Commissars of July 25, 1923 from the Karelian Labor Commune. In 1927, the ASSR was divided into districts
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
, which replaced the old volost
Volost
Volost was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.In earlier East Slavic history, volost was a name for the territory ruled by the knyaz, a principality; either as an absolute ruler or with varying degree of autonomy from the Velikiy Knyaz...
s.
From 1940 to 1956, territory annexed from Finland was incorporated with the previous Karelian Autonomous Republic to form the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, which had the status of a union republic in the federal structure of the Soviet Union. By this time, only about 10% of the population of this region was of Karelian
Karelians
The Karelians are a Baltic-Finnic ethnic group living mostly in the Republic of Karelia and in other north-western parts of the Russian Federation. The historic homeland of Karelians includes also parts of present-day Eastern Finland and the formerly Finnish territory of Ladoga Karelia...
or Finnish ethnic background.
On July 16, 1956, the SSR was downgraded from a Union Republic to an ASSR, and retroceded to the Russian SFSR.
Today, the Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...
is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia
Russia is a federation which, since March 1, 2008, consists of 83 federal subjects . In 1993, when the Constitution was adopted, there were 89 federal subjects listed...
of Russia.
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Aleksandr Vasilevich Shotman (25 June 1923 - 1924)
- Aleksandr Fyodorovich (December 1924 - May 1928)
- Nikolay Aleksandrovich Yushchyev (January 1929 - 13 January 1934)
- Vasiliy Petrovich Averkyev (13 January 1934 - 1935)
- Nikolay Vasilyevich Arkhipov (February 1935 - November 1937)
- Mark Vasilyevich Gorbachev (November 1937 - 31 March 1940)
- Pavel Stepanovich ProkkonenPavel ProkkonenPavel Stepanovich Prokkonen was a Karelian Soviet politician. He was appointed as the Minister of Karelian Affairs for the Finnish Democratic Republic in 1940...
(16 July 1956 - 18 July 1979) - N. Kalinin (acting) (18 July 1979 - 18 August 1979)
- Ivan Pavlovich Mankin (18 August 1979 - 9 March 1984)
- N. Kalinin (acting) (9 March 1984 - 18 April 1984)
- Ivan Ilyich Senkin (18 April 1984 - 12 December 1985)
- V. Cheremovsky (acting) (12 December 1985 - 21 January 1986)
- Kuzma Filippovich Filatov (21 January 1986 - 27 December 1989)
- Viktor Nikolayevich Stepanov (27 December 1989 - 18 April 1990)