Varashev Rock

Russia / Karelija / Ilinskiy /
 stone, interesting place, natural monument
Historical border between Russia and Sweden (1617). Last demarcation was in 1934 - border between Finland and USSR. Today the border is situated approx. 100 km to the North duo to Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) and, finally, Paris Peace Treaty (1947) along so called "Vasilevsky Line" (Aleksander Vasilevsky - the General Staff and Deputy Minister of Defense, marked that new border line).
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Coordinates:   61°14'13"N   32°10'24"E
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