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Sovetsky Советский
Urban-type settlement
Location of Sovetsky
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Coordinates: 60°32′N 28°41′E / 60.533°N 28.683°E / 60.533; 28.683
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast
Administrative district	Vyborgsky District
Population
• Total	7,131
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Vyborgsky Municipal District
• Urban settlement	Sovetskoye Urban Settlement
• Capital of	Sovetskoye Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)	188918
OKTMO ID	41615163051
Website	sovetskiy.vbglenobl.ru

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 Russian census); 6,607 (2002 Census); 6,471 (1989 Soviet census).

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 secession 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.

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. 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, to commemorate Mikhail Sovetsky, a military pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Economy※

Industry※

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

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.

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• Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №32-оз от 15 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ленинградской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Областного закона №23-оз от 8 мая 2014 г. «Об объединении муниципальных образований "Приморское городское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и "Глебычевское сельское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Областные законы». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести", №112, 23 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #32-oz of June 15, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Leningrad Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Oblast Law #23-oz of May 8, 2014 On Merging the Municipal Formations of "Primorskoye Urban Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and "Glebychevskoye Rural Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and on Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №17-оз от 10 марта 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципальных образований Всеволожский район и Выборгский район и муниципальных образований в их составе», в ред. Областного закона №23-оз от 8 мая 2014 г. «Об объединении муниципальных образований "Приморское городское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и "Глебычевское сельское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Областные законы». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести", №27, 11 марта 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #17-oz of March 10, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formations of Vsevolozhsky District and Vyborgsky District and to the Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Oblast Law #23-oz of May 8, 2014 On Merging the Municipal Formations of "Primorskoye Urban Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and "Glebychevskoye Rural Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and on Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).