▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁reflect ▁this , ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁rib b ons ▁symbol izing ▁constitu ent ▁republic s ▁removed . ▁ ▁Soviet ▁rub le ▁money ▁bearing ▁the ▁Em blem ▁was ▁also ▁changed ▁accordingly . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w an ing ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁the ▁K are li an ▁A SS R ▁became ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁K are lia , ▁a ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁The ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁K are lo - F inn ish ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁( 1 9 4 0 – 1 9 5 6 ) ▁was ▁Finn ish ▁commun ist ▁Otto ▁Wille ▁Ku us inen . ▁In ▁the ▁republic ▁there ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁separate ▁K are lo - F inn ish ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁led ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁by ▁G . N . ▁K up ri yan ov . ▁ ▁Y uri ▁And rop ov ▁served ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁republic ' s ▁K oms om ol ▁branch , ▁the ▁Len in ist ▁Commun ist ▁Youth ▁League ▁of ▁the ▁K are lo - F inn ish ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Chair men ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁ ▁Chair men ▁of ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁ ▁Chair men ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ars ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁People '