East Karelian Uprising
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The East Karelian Uprising was a 1921–1922 rebellion by ethnic Karelians and Finnish volunteers against Soviet rule in East Karelia, aiming to unite the region with Finland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Karelian Uprising canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| aftermath |
refugee flows from East Karelia to Finland
ⓘ
repression of Karelian rebels by Soviet authorities ⓘ tightening of Soviet control over East Karelia ⓘ |
| aim | unification of East Karelia with Finland ⓘ |
| belligerent |
East Karelian rebels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finnish volunteers ⓘ Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Finnish irredentist ambitions in Karelia
ⓘ
Karelian aspirations for self-determination ⓘ discontent with Soviet rule in East Karelia ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurred after the Treaty of Tartu (1920)
ⓘ
occurred before the Winter War ⓘ |
| conflictType | nationalist uprising ⓘ |
| consequence |
increased tension between Finland and Soviet Russia
ⓘ
international attention to the status of Karelians in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| diplomaticContext | Finnish–Soviet relations in the early 1920s ⓘ |
| endDate | 1922-03-21 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Karelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Finnish nationalism
ⓘ
Karelian nationalism ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Finnish language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karelian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Olonets Karelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Sea Karelia NERFINISHED ⓘ border areas between Finland and Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| militaryAction | cross-border incursions from Finland into East Karelia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
guerrilla warfare in forested and sparsely populated areas
ⓘ
participation of irregular volunteer units from Finland ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Soviet communism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Finnish–Soviet conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period conflicts ⓘ post–World War I conflicts ⓘ |
| place | East Karelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Finns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karelians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Finnish Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heimosodat NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Tartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1921-10-06 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | volunteers from Finland ⓘ |
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