Answer: karelia

AnswerCrossword Clue
KARELIARussian republic
KARELIASoviet republic in Northwest Russia.
KARELIAEmbattled isthmus, Russo-Finn front.
KARELIARusso-Finnish battle area.
KARELIARussian republic E. of Finland.
KARELIAFinnish-Russian isthmus.
KARELIAWhere Lake Ladoga is.
KARELIASoviet republic
KARELIASibelius's "... Suite"
KARELIANorthern Soviet region
KARELIAPart of Russia next to Finland