Pobeda (; ) is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

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, in

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, served by the station Kanneljärvi of the

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–

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railroad. Until the

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and

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, it had been the administrative center of the Kanneljärvi municipality of the Viipuri province of

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Name

Pobeda's name has some possible origins: * ' is the Russian word for "victory". * It could also mean "a settlement on a hill" based on the sand hill nearby. * The Finnish pronunciation of sounds like the Swedish , meaning "dry, skinny hill".

History

For about 480 years, Pobeda belonged to Finland, particularly

Äyräpää Baryshevo (; ) is a rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast. It is situated on the southern shore of Vuoksi River. Until the Winter War and Continuation War, it had been the administrative center of the ...

. After World War I however, Pobeda and surrounding villages were merged into the

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, causing complaints.

References

Rural localities in Leningrad Oblast Karelian Isthmus {{LeningradOblast-geo-stub