Staroselye
Encyclopedia
Staroselye is a village on Karelian Isthmus
, in Vyborgsky District
of Leningrad Oblast
, located at the head of Zagorsky gulf, Lake Glubokoye.
Before 1939, it bore its finnish name and was a part of Viipuri Province
, Finland
. It also consisted of four lesser villages: Jääskelä, Norkkola, Orola, Pyykkölä. In 1948 Jääskelä was renamed to Voskhod, after a kolkhoz
of the same name, which has been located in the village. Soon after it was renamed again to Staroselye. The new name was soon spread on the whole Keskikylä. On January 13, 1949 it was confirmed by the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of Russia
.
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus is the approximately 45–110 km wide stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva . Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga...
, in Vyborgsky District
Vyborgsky District
Vyborgsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia.*Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Leningrad Oblast...
of Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
, located at the head of Zagorsky gulf, Lake Glubokoye.
Before 1939, it bore its finnish name and was a part of Viipuri Province
Viipuri Province
The Viipuri Province was a province of independent Finland from 1917 to 1947 but had already been founded in 1743.-History:The province was established in 1743 by separating the city of Viipuri and territories ceded from the Swedish Empire to Russia by the Treaty of Nystad in 1721, from the Saint...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It also consisted of four lesser villages: Jääskelä, Norkkola, Orola, Pyykkölä. In 1948 Jääskelä was renamed to Voskhod, after a kolkhoz
Kolkhoz
A kolkhoz , plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms . The word is a contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство, or "collective farm", while sovkhoz is a contraction of советское хозяйство...
of the same name, which has been located in the village. Soon after it was renamed again to Staroselye. The new name was soon spread on the whole Keskikylä. On January 13, 1949 it was confirmed by the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of Russia
Supreme Soviet of Russia
The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR , later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR in 1938–1990; in 1990–1993 it was a permanent parliament, elected by the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation.The Supreme Soviet of...
.
Links
- Keskikylä on Muolaa map.
- Staroselye on the site about KareliaKareliaKarelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
(Russian).