The Republic of North Ingria ( fi, Pohjois-Inkerin tasavalta),
Ingrian: ''Pohja-inkeriläin respublikka)'' or Republic of Kirjasalo ( fi, Kirjasalon tasavalta,
Ingrian: ''Kirjsalon respublikka'') was a short-lived, small state for the
Ingrian Finns in the southern part of the
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus (russian: Карельский перешеек, Karelsky peresheyek; fi, Karjalankannas; sv, Karelska näset) is the approximately stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern ...
, which seceded from
Bolshevist Russia
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
after the
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...
. Its aim by most proponents was to ultimately be incorporated into the
Kingdom of Finland, and it ruled parts of Northern
Ingria from 1919 until 1920. With the
Peace Treaty of Tartu, it was re-integrated into
Russia
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; however, Ingrian Finns of this area enjoyed a certain degree of national
autonomy
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until the 1930s in compliance with the policy of
national delimitation in the Soviet Union. In 1928 the Kuivaisi National District was established there with its administrative base in
Toksovo. In 1939 it was abolished and the area was joined to the
Pargolovo Pargolovo (russian: Па́рголово, fi, Parkala, german: Pargola) is a municipal settlement in the Vyborgsky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Until the late 20th century, it was the city's northern suburb. The name derives from ''Parko ...
district.
[Kurs, Ott (1994)]
Ingria: The broken landbridge between Estonia and Finland
''GeoJournal
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'' 33.1, 107-113. Today, it is the north-eastern part of
Vsevolozhsky District
Vsevolozhsky District (russian: Все́воложский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #17-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central northwestern p ...
.
See also
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Postage stamps and postal history of North Ingria
The Republic of North Ingria (Finnish: ''Pohjois-Inkerin tasavalta'') was a short-lived state of Ingrian Finns in 1919–1920, which seceded from Soviet Russia after the October Revolution. Its postal system was operated by the local government ...
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Revolt of the Ingrian Finns
The Ingrian revolt was a secessionist rebellion in the region of Ingria during the Russian Civil War. It aimed to be integrated into Finland, but no such arrangements were made and it collapsed less than a year after its formation. It only ever ...
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Ingrian Finns
References
External links
Ingria on Fire: A little-known episode of the White Movement, including a map of Finnish
toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
s.
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1920 disestablishments in Russia
Ingria
Post–Russian Empire states
History of the Karelian Isthmus
States and territories established in 1919
Finland–Russia relations
Finland–Soviet Union relations
Political history of Finland
Separatism in Russia
Short-lived governments and regimes