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The 104th anniversary of the Republic of Karelia silenced in Russia
History On 8 June 1920, the Karelian Workers’ Commune was founded as part of the Russian SFSR. On that day, the Presidium of the Central …
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Karelian villagers do not like ethnotourism
The Karelian village of Kindasovo has begun to experience the downsides of ethnotourism. The village, in the Pryaza region of the Republic of Karelia, is …
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Veps-language tours have become popular in Karelia
For example, one of these is held regularly on the shore of Lake Onega in Petrozavodsk, where the centre’s guide, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, talks to students …
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Karelian Electoral Commission refuses to use Karelian and Veps languages
The Electoral Commission has now responded by refusing to print the ballot papers in indigenous languages because there have been no changes in legislation since …
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Crime levels in the Komi Republic and the Republic of Karelia are the highest in the Russian Federation
Paradoxically, according to the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, the highest crime rates were in Komi and Karelia, with 213.2 and 210.1 recorded crimes …
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Karelian Language Day celebrated in Karelia
On this day in 2009, the President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen, adopted a decision to grant Karelian the status of a minority …
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Department of Finno-Ugric Music 30 years
The evening was hosted by Svetlana Nikolayeva, music educator and founder of the Karelian folklore ensemble Istoki, and Igor Solovyov, head of the department. They …
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Suspect of mass murder in Karelia fought in Ukraine
On 1 August, two suspects committed mass murder in a village near the regional capital Petrozavodsk, killing two families and setting their houses on fire. …
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Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev accuses Finland of confrontation
Patrushev noted that ten terrorist acts planned by Western and Ukrainian special services were prevented in the region in the last six months. He called …