1964 Death Otto V Kuusinen, President of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82 1956 Event Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes part of Russian SFSR 1940 Event Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956) 1881 Birthday Otto V Kuusinen, Fin/Rus communist President of Karelo-Finnish SR, 1940-56
