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Under Russian rule, Vyborg was the seat of Vyborg Governorate until it was incorporated into the newly established Grand Duchy of Finland, an autonomous part of the Russian Empire. Finland declared its independence from Russia in 1917, after which Vyborg became its second-most significant city after Helsinki, [ 14 ] and represented internationally as its most multicultural city.
Vyborg Сastle. The city managed to be a part of four different states. For the Swedes, it served as a window to the east; for the Russians - a crucial link in the system of defense of their ...
Vyborg is one of the few Russian cities with an international history. From 1293 to 1710, it was Swedish. ... After the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and up until 1940, it was a part of independent ...
May 4, 2024 · Vyborg Castle. Vyborg (Russian: Вы́борг; Finnish: Viipuri; Swedish: Viborg) is a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, near the Finnish border. It was Finland's second-largest city until World War II, when it was handed to the Soviets as war reparations. It is part of the Silver Ring of cultural and historical centers of Northwestern Russia.
Vyborg (vĬ´bərk), Finnish Viipuri, Swed. Viborg, city (1989 pop. 81,000), NW European Russia, NW of St. Petersburg and near the Finnish border, on Vyborg Bay and the Gulf of Finland. A Baltic port and railroad junction, it is an export center for lumber and the terminus for a natural-gas pipeline to Germany.
Vyborg is a town and the administrative center of Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of Vyborg Bay, 1...
Vyborg Castle was founded during the Third Swedish Crusade in 1293 by Marshal Torkel Knutsson. The site was disputed between Russians and Swedes. The site was disputed between Russians and Swedes. In the Treaty of Nöteborg of 1323, it was finally recognized as part of Sweden.
