12/21/2023 0 Comments Karelo finnish laikaIn the first of these, Anna Shmeleva discusses the history of Historical and present-day implications of this agreement. (3/2010 edition) “Pystykorva” magazine has two lengthy articles on the Would agree with it for a variety of reasons. ![]() Antti Aarnio (then Chairman of the Spitz Society of Finland or SPJ)Īrgued that this was very important for widening the gene pool and health of FS Line is the boundary of the Russian Republic of Karelia.Įdition) “Pystykorva” magazine, a number of articles commented on the historicĪgreement between Russian and Finnish Kennel Clubs to consider the Karelo-Finnish Laika ( KFL) and the Finnish Spitz ( FS) as a The vertical thick red line is the post-WW2 border. The dotted red line was the pre-1939 border. Petersburg) than to Helsinki.įor a useful discussion of "What is Karelia?" and a map showing boundaries at various points in history please click this link:Īndrew Andersen. Mother’s family lived in a small village just a few kilometres from the then Sovietīorder - much closer to Leningrad (now St. My father’s family was from Sortavala and my This evacuation included the families of both my parents. ![]() Some returned to their homes but had to beĮvacuated again when the ceasefire broke down. At the start of the Winter War, large scaleĮvacuation of civilians (over 400,000) took place from Karelia to various areas September 1944 was known as the “Continuation War”. With a ceasefire which was broken in June 1941 - the period from then through until Included the large Finnish city of Viipuri (now Vyborg). Strategically important and most populated area to the north-west of Leningrad (sometimes called the Karelian Isthmus) which Troops pushed into Finnish territory on a number of fronts, in particular the ![]() Karelia has very strong linguistic andĪlthough the present-day population within Russia is largely Russian speaking. Part is in present-day Finland and part in the Russian Federation (Republic Karelia is an area running along the Eastern I think it would be useful to explain some of the background forĮnglish-speakers unfamiliar with the region of KareliaĪnd its importance in both Finnish and Russian history. Number of articles originally published in Finnish in “Pystykorva” However, as mentioned below it is based on articles published in various editions of "Pystykorva" magazine and written by Anna Shmeleva and Heidi Lahtinen. This article first appeared in the December 2010 Newsletter of the Finnish Spitz Club (UK).
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