▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁K are lo - F inn ish ▁SS R ▁to ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁O blast ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R , ▁but ▁Lad oga ▁K are lia ▁remained ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁republic . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁republic ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Russian ▁S FS R ▁as ▁the ▁K are li an ▁Aut onom ous ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic . ▁This ▁move ▁can ▁perhaps ▁be ▁explained ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁post - war ▁improvement ▁of ▁Fin no - S ov iet ▁relations , ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁such ▁steps ▁as ▁the ▁S ovi ets ' ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁P ork k ala ▁Naval ▁Base ▁le ased ▁territory ▁to ▁full ▁Finn ish ▁so vere ig nt y ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 9 5 6 ), ▁and ▁le asing ▁Mal y ▁V ys ot sky ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Sa ima a ▁Canal ▁( con quer ed ▁by ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁back ▁to ▁Finland ▁( 1 9 6 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁K are li an ▁SS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁case ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁( 1 9 2 2 – 1 9 9 1 ) ▁of ▁mer ging ▁a ▁member ▁republic ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁into ▁another ▁republic . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Em blem