A railroad was swiftly built Building through the corridor which allowed Preventing_or_letting more supplies to reach the city than the Road of Life across the frozen surface of Lake Ladoga , significantly reducing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the possibility of the capture of the city and any German–Finnish linkup .

Soviet gains exceeded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their pre-war demands and the USSR received Receiving substantial territory along Lake Ladoga and in northern Finland .