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	St.Petersburg Environs. English version
		Map of Hanko (Gangut), beginning of XX cent.
		Map of Kexholm (Kakisalmi, Kexholm, Priozersk), beginning of XX cent.
		Map of Sortavala (Serdobol), beginning of XX cent.
	www.around.spb.ru /english (1031 words)

	Jyrki Paaskoski: Noble Land-Holding and Serfdom in 'Old Finland'. Summary
		The vice-president of the College of War, General Adam Adamovich Weide, was granted 188 peasant households in the parish of Rautu in Kexholm province after the edict of 1714.
		After that Matveev was granted a new estate of 83 peasant households in the parish of Pyhäjärvi in Kexholm province.
		The vice-president of the Admiralty College, Count Ivan Grigoreevich Chernyshev, lord of the parish of Muolaa in the province of Kexholm, and brigadier of Preobrazhensky Guard Andrei Ivanovich von Freedericksz, lord of the estate of Taubila in Pyhäjärvi parish in Kexholm province, are among the best known.
	www.lib.helsinki.fi /elektra/summary.html (4581 words)

	Rise of Sweden as a Great Power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By the beginning of 1616, Gustavus had become convinced of the impossibility of partitioning reunited Russia, while Russia recognized the necessity of buying off the invincible Swedes by some cession of territory.
		By the Treaty of Stolbovo on February 27, 1617 the tsar surrendered to the Swedish king the provinces of Kexholm and Ingria, including the fortress of Nöteborg (later Schlusselburg), the key to Finland.
		Russia, furthermore, renounced all claims upon Estonia and Livonia, and paid a war indemnity of 20,000 roubles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rise_of_Sweden_as_a_Great_Power (1514 words)

	Karelian isthmus - Vuoksa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In its central part there ara 2 Russian churches, the huge building of former Finnish Lutheran church (burnt in 2002), a pair of buildings in style of Finnish constructivism and, of course, the sculpture of Lenin.
		The most interesting is the historical fortress Korela (Kexholm) situated on the bank of Vuoksa river.
		In 1710, after the capture of Vyborg the army of Peter the Great besieged Kexholm and forced the Swedish garrison to capitulate in 3 months.
	www.ex-travel.ru /eng/vuoksa/index2.html (1145 words)

	History of Karelia and Helulia village
		During the time of de la Gardie's rule a census was conducted repeatedly to reflect the economical condition of the land and to determine the its potential; Heliula appears in those documents as well.
		The Korela town was again renamed to Kexholm and the Ladoga Karelia land was renamed to Kexholm län and divided into two parts.
		In 1775 Kexholm received the official status of a city, and after that, in 1783, Sortavala was acknowledged as a city.
	helyla.onego.ru /history_eng.html (6326 words)

	WHKMLA : Russo-Swedish War 1570-1595
		The disintegration of the state of the Livonian Order after 1558 had provided both, as well as the Poles and Danes, with an opportunity to expand, and had destabilized the balance of powers in the area.
		Truces were signed in 1583 and 1585, leaving the conquests in the hands of the Swedes; the Truce of Narva 1590 foresaw a Swedish withdrawal from Ingria.
		In 1595 the TREATY OF TEUSINA (in Finnish : Täsinä) was signed; Sweden returned Kexholm; Russia formally ceded Eastern Estonia as well as territory in Finland to Sweden.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/military/16cen/russswed15701595.html (276 words)

	Finland History
		A new Swedish offensive in the summer conquered the Novgorodian castle in Kexholm, but was retaken by Novgorod the next spring.
		An inconclusive war between Sweden and Novgorod in 1321 and 1322 led to negotiations in Nöteborg, located on the inlet of the Neva river in the Ladoga.
		A revolt in Kexholm in eastern Karelia against the Novgorodian rule broke out in 1337.
	www.glebbeek-internet.com /engels/history.htm (3701 words)

	The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864.
		For four hours it was a tantalizing struggle between mist and sunshine,—a fair blue sky overhead, and a dense cloud sticking to the surface of the lake.
		Kexholm, which was founded in 1295, has attained since then a population of several hundreds.
		Grass grows between the cobble-stones of its broad streets, but the houses are altogether so bright, so clean, so substantially comfortable, and the geraniums and roses peeping out between snowy curtains in almost every window suggested such cozy interiors, that I found myself quite attracted towards the plain little town.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/5/8/6/15860/15860-h/15860-h.htm (17879 words)

	Order of Battle of the Imperial Russian Armies at the Battle of Borodino, September 7th, 1812.
		The converged grenadier battalions of the 1st and 11th Divisions are problematic.
		Initially, the Leib-grenadier, Count Arakcheyev, and Kexholm Regiments retained their second battalions because they were serving with the Guard.
		Furthermore, the second battalions of the Leib-grenadier, Count Arakcheyev, and Kexholm Regiments are all explicitly mentioned in various I Corps OBs.
	members.cox.net /jchg/borodino.html (2208 words)

	CROSSING BORDERS
		Finland was allowed to keep its constitution, its laws and its Lutheran faith.
		On December 23rd, 1811 emperor Alexander I issued a decree to add the Finnish region (Russian lands), which also included the Kexholm land, to the Grand Duchy of Finland (thus making these lands officially not a part of Russia, but a part of Finland within the Russian empire).
		After that the border of the Duchy of Finland was moved to the town of Sestroretsk.
	www.crossingborders.fi /english/h9.htm (124 words)

	Russo-Swedish War, 1611-1617
		With Russia in the midst of internal strife (the "Time of Troubles", a Swedish force took Kexholm, Russia's lands on the Baltic Sea and occupied Novgorod (1611).
		Peace negotiations were begun in 1615 and the TREATY OF STOLBOVO was signed Jan. 26th 1617.
		Russia ceded Ingria and Kexholm Län to Sweden.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/military/17cen/russswed16111617.html (222 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - - ARCHIVE - Royal Court of Latvia [Teutonic Order]
		They asked for Kexholm, and that would be a small price to pay for turning Northern Europes largest army from hostility to friendship.
		This involved ensuring that Kexholm should be in the hands of the Swedish royal family as soon as possible.
		As for Kexholm we absolutely disagree with proposed solution, giving any power to simple folks, even to lesser nobility is absolutely out of question, our subject must be ruled by firm hands for it is our God given right to care and protect for them in return.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?s=551444dadb17a8f1c294e2dd71f21375&threadid=111949 (4812 words)

	The Garling Homepage - www.garling.worldwide - Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There has been at least one Garling family in Finland in late 17th and early 18th century.
		In the Käkisalmi (Kexholm) county in Carelia one is mentioned about 70 times in the court records between Feb 1668 and Apr 1681.
		Later some Joakim Gardeling is known as tradesman in Nyen (the Swedish city that preceded St.Petersburg) around 1700.
	www.garling.de /world/Finland.htm (356 words)

	Viskovatov organization Russian army 1801-25 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the 1st Division—Life-Grenadiers; Kexholm, Velikie-Luki, Neva, and Petrovsk Musketeers; 2nd Jägers.
		29 September 1809 – The Life-Grenadier and the Kexholm Musketeer regiments were assigned to the 1st or Guards Division [1-ya ili Gvardeiskaya diviziya], and twenty-four divisions, divided into brigades [brigady], were formed from the rest of the regiments:
		11th —— 1st —— Kexholm (with the Guards) and Pernau Infantry.
	home.comcast.net /~juneblum/Visk10A-All.htm (5057 words)

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