The Republic of North Ingria or Republic
of Kirjasalo was a short-lived state of Ingrian Finns in the southern part of
the Karelian Isthmus, which seceded from Bolshevist Russia after the October Revolution. Its aim was to be incorporated into Finland. It
ruled parts of Ingria from 1919 until 1920.
With the Peace Treaty of Tartu it was re-integrated
into Russia.
However, Ingrian Finns of this area enjoyed a
certain degree of national autonomy 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 district. Today,
it is the north-eastern part of Vsevolozhsky District.
No comments:
Post a Comment