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Metsäsissit
Forest Guerrillas (, Karelian language, Karelian: Meččypartizuanat) were an East Karelia, East Karelian resistance movement that was created officially on 14 October 1921. There were around 3,000 Forest Guerrillas in total during the East Karelian uprising, East Karelian Uprising as a Karelians, Karelian and Finns, Finnish resistance movement against Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Bolshevik Russia, aiming for an East Karelian state with independence from Russia, and in some occasions unification or cooperation with Finland. Most of the soldiers of the Forest Guerrillas were from White Karelia, Reboly, Repola & Porosozero, Porajärvi and Olonets Karelia. The heraldry of the East Karelian Forest Guerrillas was created by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Origins Near the end of 1921, Company (military unit), company-sized militia groups were being formed in East Karelia to fight against the Bolsheviks, due to the official abandonment of Finland, Finnish support for the cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porosozero
Porosozero (; ; ) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Suoyarvsky District of the Republic of Karelia, located along the Suna River. Municipally, it is a part and the administrative center of Porosozerskoye Rural Settlement of Suoyarvsky Municipal District. Population: 3,529 ( 2002 Census); 4,406 ( 1989 Census). Before 1920 it was a municipality in the Ladoga Karelia by the Finnish border. The main source of livelihood is the forest industry. History The municipality of Porosozero was established in 1873. After Finland's declaration of independence the parish became an issue in Finnish–Russian relations when its population held a vote in August 1918 to join Finland. The Finnish Army moved to occupy Porosozero in October. In the 1920 Treaty of Tartu, Finland gave up its claims on Porosozero and the neighboring Reboly, and instead received Petsamo in the far north, which had been annexed by Finland in 1918. The inhabitants of Porosozero, however, did not give up, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
