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Karelian Isthmus

  • Lake LadogaNestor's chronicle from the 12th century mentions a lake called "the Great Nevo". This name links directly to the modern Neva River and possibly Finnish…
  • Winter WarOn the 30th of November 1939, Soviet forces invaded Finland with 21 divisions totaling 450,000 men. This attack came three months after the outbreak of World…
  • NevaThe Neva River emerged from the earth between 1410 BC and 1250 BC. This young waterway formed when glacial rebound caused an endorheic lake to overflow its…
  • Karelian IsthmusThe Karelian Isthmus bears the scars of the Weichselian glaciation, which ended its final retreat around 14000 years before present.