The
Republic of Karelia is one of the semi autonomous republics that currently
exists within the borders of the Russian Federation. There is already a full independence
movement there. It is the home of the Karelian ethnic group, who are related to
the neighbouring Finns.
The
autonomous republics of Russia are likely to be the first political entities
that break free from Moscow, as the Russian state breaks up in the coming wave
of decentralisation. As has been noted before great care must be taken through
this process, to ensure that devious forces from the Western Empire are not
allowed to hijack these movements, or this process of moving to smaller states,
as a way to try and destroy the current regime in Moscow. Moscow should be
allowed to have centre stage in assisting this break up, just as it did with
the break down of the larger Soviet Union in the 1990’s. Ensuring that close
and friendly ties remain, between all these new nations and Moscow, will be of
the utmost importance to maintain global stability, as this break down of
centralised structures continues. This way the Moscow regime will not feel
threatened and there will be a place in the world for all these regimes.
As
well as the land the Karelians live in, in their republic, there are some older
historical parts of Karelia, which have been a source of conflict between
Russia and Finland over the past few centuries. Finland has two historic parts
of Karelia in its borders. It also has a claim to the Karelian Isthmus, which currently
lies inside Russia’s borders. A solution to defuse this tension would be for
Russia to cede the Karelian Isthmus to the republic of Karelia and Finland to
follow suit with its Karelian territories.
This
will leave a new Karelian nation made up of the territories of the Republic of
Karelia, currently a part of Russia. Also in this state would be the Priozersky
and Vyborgsky Districts, currently a part of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia.
Finally added to this will be North and South Karelia, currently a part of Finland.
The
flag of the proposed independent Karelia is different from the current flag
flown by the autonomous region in Russia. The Karelian nationalists instead use
the Nordic Cross style flag, which was first adopted by a briefly independent
Karelian nation in 1920. The Republic of Uhtua declared independence in 1919
and in 1920 they adopted the flag based on designs prepared by a Finn, who
supported the nationalist cause. In 1920 the Soviets invaded the republic and
it has thus far not gained independence again. Karelian nationalists still use
the Uhtua flag.
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