Sovetsky, Leningrad Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Sovetsky.
Sovetsky (English)
Советский (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -

Location of Leningrad Oblast in Russia
Sovetsky
Location of Sovetsky in Leningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 60°32′N 28°41′E / 60.533°N 28.683°E / 60.533; 28.683Coordinates: 60°32′N 28°41′E / 60.533°N 28.683°E / 60.533; 28.683
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Leningrad Oblast
Administrative district Vyborgsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Vyborgsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Sovetskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Sovetskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 7,131 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Previous names Johannes (until 1948)[5]
Official website
Sovetsky on Wikimedia Commons

Sovetsky (Russian: Сове́тский; Finnish: Johannes) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Vyborg on the Karelian Isthmus. Population: 7,131 (2010 Census);[3] 6,607 (2002 Census);[6] 6,471 (1989 Census).[7]

History

Until the Winter War and Continuation War, it had been the administrative center of the Johannes municipality of the Viipuri Province of Finland. The territory had been ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union by the Moscow Peace Treaty as a result of the Winter War. It was recaptured by Finns between 1941 and 1944 during Continuation War but was again ceded to Soviets after Moscow Armistice. This cecession was formalized after signing Paris Peace Treaty in 1947. The Viipuri Province was divided, with the larger part ceded to Soviet Union and the smaller part remaining in Finland. The population was resettled to Finland, and population from Central Russia was resettled to populate the Karelian Isthmus.[8]

Vyborgsky District with the administrative center in Vyborg was established in March 1940 as a part of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and Johannes was a part of Vyborgsky District. It was given urban-type settlement status. On March 31, 1940 the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was transformed into the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.[8] On November 24, 1944, Vyborgsky District was transferred from Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic to Leningrad Oblast.On October 1, 1948 the Finnish names of localities were replaced by Russian names, and, in particular, Johannes was renamed Sovetsky,[5] to commemorate Mikhail Sovetsky, a military pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union.[9]

Economy

Industry

The economy of the settlement is based on a paper mill.[10]

Transportation

Sovetsky railway station is located on the Vyborg–Primorsk railroad. There is infrequent suburban service to Vyborg and to the Finland Station of Saint Petersburg.

Sovetsky is connected by roads with Vyborg, Vysotsk, and with Saint Petersburg via Primorsk and Zelenogorsk.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 41 215 563 005», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 41 215 563 005, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  2. 1 2 3 Law #17-oz
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 Выборгский район (нояб. 1944 ) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. 1 2 История Выборгского района, история Выборгской земли (in Russian). Муниципальное образование Выборгский район Ленинградской Области. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Промышленность и строительство (in Russian). Советское городское поселение. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Немного из истории .... (in Russian). Советское городское поселение. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

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