History of Karelia

1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland

thumb|The parts of Karelia, as divided today

Sortavala (; Finnish and ; ), in Russian sometimes known as Serdobol (), is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, west of Petrozavodsk, the capital city of the Republic of Karelia. The closest city on the Finnish side of the border is Joensuu, which is located from Sortavala. In 2021, the population of Sortavala was 19,215.

union republic of the Soviet Union

irredentist movement

monastery in Russia

peace treaty

historical province of Finland

geographic region in western Russia

1939 first large offensive victory for the Finns in the Winter War

Soviet front during World War II

governorate of north-western Imperial Russia

dispute in Finnish politics

13th-century military campaign

war between Tsardom of Russia and Sweden

former governorate of the Russian Empire between 1744 and 1802

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autonomous region within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

thumb|The Norslunda Viking runestones|runestone bearing runic inscription U 419, which mentions the personal name Kylfingr The Kylfings (Old Norse Kylfingar; Estonian Kalevid; Hungarian Kölpények; Old East Slavic Колбяги, Kolbiagi; Byzantine Greek Κουλπίγγοι, Koulpingoi; Arabic al-Kilabiyya) were a people of uncertain origin active in Northern Europe during the Viking Age, roughly from the late ninth century to the early twelfth century. They could be found in areas of Lapland, Russia, and the Byzantine Empire that were frequented by Scandinavian traders, raiders and mercenaries. Scholars diff

karelian freedom fighters of the 1920s

aspect of history

relocation of Finnish Karelians

Russian gangs criminal

'''''' () is a former Finnish market town in the South Karelia region. It was closed down on 1 January 1967 and was incorporated into Lappeenranta. The present district of Lauritsala comprises only the center of the former town.

historical region in Russia

Area of the Tver Oblast, Russia

Finnish organization that promotes Karelian culture and history

1920–1923 unrecognized separatist republic in Northern Europe

declarations issued by Finnish statesman C.G.E. Mannerheim