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Karelian Isthmus, land bridge, NW European Russia, connecting Russia and Finland. Situated between the Gulf of Finland in the west and Lake Ladoga in the east, it is 25 to 70 mi (40–113 km) wide and 90 mi (145 km) long. Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, Rus. Sankt-Peterburg, city (1990 est. pop. 5,036,000), capital of the Leningrad region (although not administratively part of it) and the administrative center of the Northwest district, NW European ..... Click the link for more information. and Vyborg Vyborg (vĭ`bərk), Finnish Viipuri, Swed. Viborg, city (1989 pop. 81,000), NW European Russia, NW of St. ..... Click the link for more information. (Viipuri) are its chief cities. Originally part of the Grand Duchy of Sweden, the isthmus passed to Russia in 1721, and—except for its southernmost section—became part of Finland in 1917. The Mannerheim Line, which crossed the isthmus, was breached in 1940 by the Russians, who occupied the area. It was briefly held (1941–44) by Finnish and German units during World War II. The isthmus was formally ceded to the USSR in 1944, and more than 400,000 of its Finnish residents moved into Finland. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a result, the SKYLINK mobile voice and data services are available throughout the Karelian Isthmus and in a number of additional cities in the vicinity of St. Back in 1944 at the time of the powerful breakthrough at the Karelian Isthmus, he used for these purposes night bombers, but only one divisio n was active at that time. |
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