Universal History Annotation << Back THE BEGINNING OF THE FINNISH AGGRESSION AGAINST SOVIET RUSSIA A.A. Vinogradov The article is devoted to the problems of the beginning of the Finnish aggression after the secession from the Russian Republic of Finland against the background of the events of the First World War and the Civil War. The problem of contradictions between the internal borders of the Russian Empire laid down by Emperor Alexander I and the real strategic security of Russia after the collapse of the Russian Empire. The role of General K.G. Mannerheim in aggression. The fate of the young Soviet statehood in the North-West region against the background of the overlapping interests of the interventionist countries. Keywords: Finnish aggression, defense of the North-West of Soviet Russia, Mannerheim, shutskor, Rebolskaya volost, Porosozerskaya volost, Pechenga. DOI: 10.25791/vseist.04.2020.1111 Pp. 03-10.