Karelia

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Alexander-Svirsky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery situated deep in the woods of the Leningrad Oblast, just south from its border with the Republic of Karelia. The golden age of this cloister falls on the 17th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexander-Svirsky Monastery"

East Karelia, also Eastern Karelia or Russian Karelia, is a name for the part of Karelia that since the Treaty of Stolbova in 1617 has remained Christian Orthodox under Russian supremacy. It is separate from the western part of Karelia, called Finnish Karelia or historically Swedish Karelia (before 1808). Most of East Karelia is now part of the Republic of Karelia within the Russian Federation. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Karelia"

Finnish Karelia, historically also Swedish Karelia or Carelia, is a historical province in eastern Finland. It refers to the western parts of Karelia that during the second millennium has been under western dominance, religiously and politically. Western Karelia is separate from East Karelia, or Russian Karelia, which has been dominated by Novgorod and Moscow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Finnish Karelia"

(Karelian Isthmus) :See Karelia (disambiguation) for other meanings of the name Karelia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karelian Isthmus"

The Karelian language is a variety closely related to Finnish, with which it is not necessarily mutually intelligible. It belongs to the Finno-Ugric languages, and is distinguished from standard Finnish by some important extensions to the phonology and the lack of influence from modern 19th and 20th century Finnish. There is no standard Karelian language, but each writer writes in their own dialectal form. The script is the Latin alphabet as used for Finnish with letters added. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karelian language"

The Karelian question (in Finnish Karjala-kysymys) is a dispute in Finnish civil debate over whether or not to try to regain sovereignty over the Finnish Karelia and other territories ceded to Russia in the Winter War and the Continuation War. Despite the name "Karelian question", the term may refer to the return of also Petsamo, Salla, Kuusamo and four islands of Gulf of Finland. Sometimes the term "Return discussion about the ceded territories" is used. The Karelian question remains only a matter of public debate rather than a political issue, since virtually no significant politician dares to support it openly nowadays. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karelian question in Finland"

The Karelians is a name used to denote two related, yet different ethnic groups of Finnic-language speakers. The so called "Russian Karelians" inhabit the Russian Republic of Karelia. The "Finnish Karelians" live in eastern Finland. During the Second World War many Finnish Karelians were forced to leave the Karelian provinces that Finland had to cede to the Soviet Union. They and their descendants are now integrated in the population of present-day Finland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karelians"

Karjalan Liitto (in English: Karelian Association) is an interest group for Karelian evacuees. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karjalan Liitto"

Kem ( ) is a historic town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, on a railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk. The population of the town in 2002 was recorded at 14,620. It is located on the shore of the White Sea, where the Kem River enters it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kem (town)"

Kizhi ( ) is an island on Onego lake in Karelia, Russia ( ) with a beautiful ensemble of wooden churches, chapels and houses. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Russia and a World Heritage Site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kizhi"

Kondopoga is a town of about 36,700 inhabitants (2001) in Karelia, Russia. It is situated on the coast of the Kondopozhskaya gulf of Lake Onego, near the mouth of the Suna river, about 54 km from Petrozavodsk. It has a railroad station on the Moscow- Murmansk railroad, pulp and paper mills, a medical college, and facilities for the manufacture of building materials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kondopoga"

Lake Ladoga ( Russian: Ладожское озеро (Ladozhskoye Ozero), Finnish: Laatokka) is the largest lake in Europe, located in Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, near the border with Finland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Ladoga"

Lake Onega (also known as Onego, Onezhskoe ozero (from Russian, Онежское озеро), and Onezhskoe lake, Finnish: Ääninen or Äänisjärvi) is a lake in the Russian Federation. Its surface is 9,894 km², its volume is 280 km³, its maximum depth is 120 m. It has 1369 islands with the total area of 250 km². It is fed by 58 rivers, the main of them are Shuya, Suna, Vodla, Vytegra. It is the second largest lake in Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Onega"

Ludic or Ludian is a Baltic Finnic language in the Uralic language family. It is spoken by 3 000 people in the Republic of Karelia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ludic language"

(Municipalities of North Karelia) * Ilomantsi (Ilomants) ...more on Wikipedia about "Municipalities of North Karelia"

(Municipalities of South Karelia) * Lappeenranta (Villmansstrand) ...more on Wikipedia about "Municipalities of South Karelia"

The swift and energetic traditional music of Karelia is regarded as the purest expression of Finnish music, less influenced by Germanic and other outside elements. Like Finland, Karelia is a home for rune singing; unlike Finland and like the neighboring Ingrian music of Russia, however, Karelia is also home to musical laments . The kantele is a popular instrument in Karelia as well as throughout Finland . ...more on Wikipedia about "Music of Karelia"

The Region of North Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. It borders to the regions of Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Southern Savonia, South Karelia and to Russia. ...more on Wikipedia about "North Karelia"

Olonets ( Russian: Олонец, Finnish: Aunus) is a centre of the Olonets Raion of Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is situated on the Olonka River, to the east from Lake Ladoga. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olonets"

Olonets-Karelian (East Karelian, Livvi) is the variety of Karelian language spoken by Olonets- Karelians, traditionally inhabiting the area of the Olonka River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olonets Karelian" Made by http://www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia

Olonets Raion is a subdivision ( raion) of the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation. Its capital is Olonets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olonets Raion"

Pegrema is an abandoned village in the Russian Republic of Karelia, in the region of the town of Medvezhyegorsk. It is situated on a bank of the Onego Lake, about 10 km from Unitsa in the Unitsa Gulf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pegrema"

Petrozavodsk (Петрозаво́дск) or Petroskoi (in Karelian/ Finnish) is the capital of the Russian Republic of Karelia, with a population of 282,900. It's located at the western shore of Lake Onega. Geographic coordinates are ...more on Wikipedia about "Petrozavodsk"

ProKarelia is a Finnish NGO, that works for the return of Finnish Karelia, Petsamo, Salla and some islands in Gulf of Finland ceded to the Soviet Union in past treaties in Moscow and Paris. ...more on Wikipedia about "ProKarelia" Tell your friends about shortopedia shortopedia

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