Vol. 8, No 4: 67–76.

History

 2023

Scientific article

UDK 93/94
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Dmitry A. Eloshin
master’s degree, Petrozavodsk State University
(Petrozavodsk, Russia),
dmitry.eloschin@yandex.ru

Forced Relocation of the Leningrad Region Population to Karelia by Finnish Troops in 1941

Scientific adviser:
Sergei G. Verigin
Reviewer:
Ivan Savitskii
Paper submitted on: 09/26/2023;
Accepted on: 11/28/2023;
Published online on: 12/01/2023.
 Abstract. The number of individuals who lost their lives in Karelia during the Finnish occupation has been a subject of debate among those who study Karelian history. A solution to this inquiry requires examining the population growth in the occupied region, which occurred due to the relocation of people from the Leningrad region to occupied Karelia. By analyzing population censuses and testimonies from prisoners of concentration camps, the author deduces that a significant portion of the Soviet citizens forcibly removed from the Leningrad region were settled in Karelian villages and detainment facilities.
Keywords: Finnish occupation, forced deportation, non-combatants, demography of Karelia

For citation: Eloshin, D. A. Forced Relocation of the Leningrad Region Population to Karelia by Finnish Troops in 1941. StudArctic forum. 2023, 8 (4): 67–76.

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